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Fall Calving Clinic

MU Extension Livestock and Dairy Specialists are offering a calving clinic for producers wanting to learn more about when and how to intervene during difficult births as well as when and how to care for newborn calves.

This workshop will give attendees hands-on practice and instruction on obstetric chain placement, calf pulling, and esophageal tube feeding using cadaver calves.

Source : missouri.edu

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