Dr. Lindsay L. Waechter-Mead, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center, discusses normal calf presentation vs malpresentation, how to determine if you will be able to pull the calf, when you call your veterinary for assistance, what to tell your veterinarian when you call, stages and timeline of cattle labor, assessing cows vs heifers,

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Dr. Lindsay L. Waechter-Mead
Lecturer & Clinical Practice Veterinarian
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center
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http://gpvec.unl.edu/facstaff/mead.asp

Additional Resources:
- Calving Tool Box and Record Keeping - Dr. Lindsay Waechter-Mead
Video:

• Calving Tool Box and Record Keeping
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/fj/podcast...

- Assisting the Beef Cow at Calving Time, Nebraska Extension: https://extensionpublications.unl.edu...

- Calving and Handling Calving Difficulties, Robert G. Mortimer, DVM: https://go.unl.edu/f2q9

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Creators: Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Educators – Jack Arterburn, Ben Beckman, and Brad Schick

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