OSU Extension acquired Alberta, a life-size black model cow without a head or legs, four years ago and the model has been traveling the state teaching people how to deal with dystocia, a difficult birth that usually manifests itself in a turned calf or a calf that is too large.
This ATTRA (2009) publication discusses the costs and considerations in custom raising replacement dairy heifers on pasture and provides a list of additional online resources.
Anne Fanatico, Lee Rinehart |
Apr 2009 |
Online resource