Calving gets into full swing but not without problems

I have visited quite a few farms over the last week where the early calvers have been holding their afterbirth.

This issue needs to be addressed immediately. Most would associate this condition with high-yielding dairy cows, but that is very far from the truth.

Yes, most of the problems I have seen in the last week were in dairy herds — but not exclusively so. Suckler herds are not immune from holding their afterbirth.