This Essential guide to calving is an accessible yet complete andexhaustive book which explores in depth the aspects related to calving in an educational and practical manner. In spite of having cowscalving all year long on our farms, many of them do not receive thecare they deserve, when this is in fact an event on which theperformance and economy of the operation greatly depend. From thefactors that predispose to dystocia (a problematic delivery), itsprevention and the management of cows during gestation, as well as the physiological bases of calving and the problems we can encounter, tothe management of the dam and calf during the postpartum period, thisbook addresses the most important issues in an easy manner and givessimple answers to the questions we may have.
