Vet in Training

Inside the womb of the cow there a number of membranes which help to keep the calf alive and healthy. Once the calf has been delivered, thes...

During a spell of wet weather recently, a cow showed up lame with no signs of trauma or foreign body, in her back right hoof. Slightly...

Unfortunately, I recently came across a cow that had 'knocked off' her left hook (in proper terms she fractured her tuber coxae). Yo...

The first thing I should mention here is that for any aggressive cow, calm, well-experienced handling is essential and can almost always pre...

An important skill in dairy herdsmanship is the ability to detect when a cow is 'bulling'. In other words, when the cow is most fert...

The main purpose of this article is to describe the anatomy of twisted uterus in cattle, assess the risk factors involved in pre-disposin...