Heat Wave Part II

Last evening while getting the cows into milk I noticed a fetus lying in a freestall. The fetus was about the size of a puppy. After milking Sonny wondered if I knew who had lost the calf. I told him I thought it was TOTO. He then informed me that she had just dropped another one. Cows aborting is not a new occurence and is usally triggered by an infection. Mastitus, high fever, deformed calf, heat stress. I am sure their are other reasons as well. I think this may be the result of the intense heat we have suffered the past week. I remember about five years ago the whole herd caught a wind blown virus and the cows were running temps. in the 105-106 range. We lost a lot of calves due to the high fever. Such is life....