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If you have never had a cow with a retained placenta, you should probably call your veterinarian and work with him/her on this.
The answer is, it depends on how attached the placenta is. If the cotyledon/caruncle interfaces have all been broken down and the placenta is just "hung up" on one caruncle, then it is safe to gently apply some traction to the placenta to help it fall out of the uterus. If the placenta is still attached, it is very dangerous to pull on the placenta because it will rip, leaving some of the placenta in the uterus where it will likely set up an infection and could cause the heifer to become sterile.
You can try to remove the placenta by very gently pulling down (towards the ground) on it - you should be using about the pressure you would use to pull three helium balloons toward you. If the placenta doesn't move, leave it alone - cows can take up to a week to completely pass the placenta and it doesn't seem to cause any permanent damage to the uterus. However, this cow should be watched for signs of milk fever (hypocalcemia, causes weakness and can be life-threatening), ketosis (negative energy balance, usually happens at 4-6 weeks after calving) and any signs of "ain't doing right (ADR)" such as lower feed consumption. A retained placenta seems to be an indication that something isn't quite right with the cow and these other problems are more likely in a cow that has retained a placenta.
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What do you call a heifer that is also a twin?
You could call it a heifer, or a twin heifer if the sibling is also a heifer, or a freemartin if the heifer's sib is a bull calf.
What is the feminine name of cattle?
Cow, first-calf heifer, bred heifer, heifer, heifer calf or spayed heifer. See the related question below.
Can a heifer be a bull?
No. Heifers are female, bulls are male. Heifers cannot change their sex like some other creatures can. However, heifers that were born with a twin brother and shared the same placenta with her twin brother can develop bull-like characteristics. These are called Freemartins or Hermaphrodites. Hermaphrodites are 100% sterile, and a hermaphrodite heifer is a heifer that has both male and female sexual characteristics but can not fully become a bull like REAL bulls are.
What is an open heifer?
An unpregnant heifer.
What happens if your placenta is too low?
This is called Placenta previa and it means that they will have to give you a c-section, because the placenta would be delivered before the baby and that is not a good thing so they play it safe by doing the c-scection. It also depends on how far you are. If you are not that far along then it is a chance that the placenta will move up.
How is the placenta adapted for its function?
The structure of the placenta is related to its functions because its functions is to support the embryo/foetus in ways such as providing it with nourishment, and oxygen which explains the relevance of the placenta to its function of supporting the growing individual.
I was told two heifer calves born twins will not reproduce?
This is false. Both heifers will be reproductive later in life when they reach puberty.However, you will get a heifer that is sterile if she was born with a twin brother, not a twin sister. This is because the production of testosterone inhibits the normal production of estradiol, which decreases the heifer's ability to properly produce normal reproductive organs during the first trimester of gestation. This only occurs if both calves are sharing the same placenta. It's less likely for the heifer calf to be a freemartin or hermaphrodite if she and her brother have separate placentas, where they are fraternal twins, not maternal.
What is a gender of a heifer?
The gender of a heifer is female.
What is a springing heifer?
A springing heifer is a heifer who is within a few weeks of delivering her first calf.
What is a first calf heifer?
It's the name for a heifer that has had her first calf and is currently raising her first calf. It's also a name for a heifer that came from a heifer or cow that was that heifer or cow's first calf.
A sentence with the word heifer in it?
Like this:"The farmer had a prized heifer in the cattle shed.""The heifer was bred by the herd bull yesterday.""The cow gave birth to a heifer calf!""Those blasted heifers got out again!!"
What is the average weight of a longhorn heifer?
That all depends on the age of the heifer. The older the heifer, the heavier she'll be.
