New England vets receive reports of metabolic calving problems in older cows

Lucy Kinbacher
July 6 2020 - 5:00pm
Older cows are lacking nutrients and suffering slower calvings. File photo.
Older cows are lacking nutrients and suffering slower calvings. File photo.

New England cows have kicked off some of the early calving across the state but local vets are reporting their improved condition after recent drought is hiding a silent calf killer.

Lucy Kinbacher

Lucy Kinbacher

Editor - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Raised on a cattle property at Biggenden, Lucy Kinbacher has spent 10 years working across metropolitan, regional and rural publications in both Queensland and NSW. Lucy has been the editor of the Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register since 2021.

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