Vet Advice: It’s time to check that calf’s leg fracture

If it is a clean break, it is much better scenario than a jagged, splintered break

The calf began to thrive massively, having the full contents of its mother’s udder all to himself. Picture: iStock

You may not remember, but a few weeks ago, I wrote an article here about a 60kg Charolais bull calf that had broken its leg at the time of calving. I had encased the left front leg in a gamgee splint and bandaged it, before covering the whole lot with a cast that hardened rapidly.

The calf began to thrive massively, having the full contents of its mother’s udder all to himself, and she is a great mother, by all accounts.