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March Is A
Telling Month For
Cattle Ranchers
BROOKINGS — The month of March
signals two seemingly very different events,
basketball playoffs and for many South
would.”
“It’s all watermelon’s fault,”
the way he spat out the
Dakota ranchers, the peak of calving season.
word … we knew, of course,
“And the worst part of it
said Steve, shaking his
“On the surface they may not have much
head and sliding in to the
that squash is one of the
is,” Herb threw in, “there are
in common, but they both represent the end
ugliest words in the English
farmers who grow squash
philosophy counter. He
point of a lot of time, energy and resources,”
nodded at Loretta while
language, along with maim,
deliberately!”
said Warren Rusche, SDSU Extension Cow/
We bemoaned the imminent Calf Field Specialist.
flipping his mug to the
hirsute and duodenum. Hey,
Rusche takes this analog one step further.
we told Steve, who wants to
crash and burn of civilization
upright and fillable position.
“The goal of a basketball team is to make
She brought the pot and filled eat something that sounds as
as a result of this.
a deep run in the playoffs and the goal
if it’s been sat on?
“Well,” Steve said, “to be fair, of a rancher is to save as many calves as
it.
“I always thought you liked
“Makes you wonder just how now, if you boil squash for a
possible,” he said.
while and don’t let it get too
watermelon, Steve,” Doc said. severe Mr. Zuccini’s crime
Preparation, Rusche said is the key
was to live on through the
close to your mouth, you can component for success in both fields. “For
“I’ve eaten it with you, even.”
grease wagon wheels with it.” a rancher, success during calving is critical.
“That’s why it’s
ages as an ugly squash,” Doc
More than 60 percent of calves that are born
said.
“Nope,” said Dud, “you’re
watermelon’s fault, Doc,” he
and die before weaning are either born dead
said. “We love watermelon,
“I think summer squash is
thinking of okra.”
or are lost within the first 24 hours of birth,”
-------and that lulls us into a false
not too bad,” Dud said. We
said Rusche quoting data from the USDA
sense of security, and the
looked at him. “But hey,” he
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“Calving difficulty is the most significant
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first thing you know, we think
said, “you have to have a lot
cause of death.”
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and cheese? It’d taste better.”
“Yeah … squash!”
“Being well prepared for the start of
There was something in
“Yes it would, Doc. Yes it
calving season can make a tremendous
difference in successfully getting live calves
on the ground,” Rusche said.
He explained that it is a lot easier to get all
the necessary supplies on hand and in place
ahead of time, rather than scrambling in the
dark when the first heifer needs some help.
To ensure timeliness of preparation, he
suggested cattle producers review gestation
tables as well as breeding and turn-out
dates to predict when the first calves will
TABOR — Gordy Pratt — the original fabulous ONE GUY — will be the guest
be expected. “However, some cows don’t
entertainment for the Dakota Southern Cattlemen’s Association Annual Banquet
read the book,” Rusche said. “It’s not at all
to be held on Saturday, March 28, at the Beseda Hall, Tabor.
uncommon for genetic lines that have been
Pratt, called the “Victor Borge of the guitar,” has been writing and performing
selected for easier calving and lower birth
his brand of stand-up musical comedy since 1990. Pratt appeared on ABC’s “Good
weights to show a tendency for shorter
Morning America: and shared the stage with Kenny Chesney, the Nitty Gritty Dirt
gestation as well.” In those cases, he said it
Band, The Beach Boys, and many more. He brings laughter to music and music to
would be prudent to be ready a week to 10
laughter.
days earlier than what the gestation table
suggests.
The social begins at 6:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., a prime rib meal catered by Jack
Ensuring that everyone on the team
Sieben will be served.
understands the game plan and their role
Scholarship, cattle feeder of the year, and business of the year recipients will
is also important. “Going over the plan for
be recognized.
calving season with the entire team is a good
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same page, even if the plan hasn’t changed
and even if the team is only one person,”
Rusche said.
He added that factors such as when to
provide assistance and knowing when to
call your veterinarian can impact not only
this year’s production, but future calf crops
as well. Rusche referenced research from
the Ft. Keogh Research Station in Miles City,
Mont., which showed that heifers which were
assisted later during labor had a 19 percent
reduced pregnancy rate compared to heifers
that were helped within a half hour.
Even in cows, the research demonstrated
a 9 percent improvement in pregnancy rates
by assisting earlier.
“Given the value of bred females this
year, being prepared to assist early will help
increase the odds of getting cattle bred back
in a timely manner and lower the losses from
premature culling,” Rusche said.
Reviewing the actual procedures of
delivering calves can also be useful, even if a
producer has years of experience.
Below are some general recommendations
from Dr. Russ Daly, SDSU Extension
Veterinarian and Associate Professor, and
State Public Health Veterinarian:
Take a short pause after the chest of the
calf is delivered before pulling again. This
mimics what happens in a normal delivery.
When the calf takes its first breath it begins
to transition away from oxygen from the
umbilical cord to oxygen from the air.
A slight rotation (45 degrees) often allows
the hips to pass more easily.
Use a piece of straw or vigorous rubbing
to encourage the calf to breathe. One might
think that picking up the calf with his
head down would help get fluid out of his
breathing passages, but actually that creates
increased pressure on the lungs making it
more difficult to breathe.
Call for assistance if one can’t determine
how to correct the problem or if 30 minutes
of assistance have gone by without
significant progress.
For more calving tips and insight, visit
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