Interesting Facts About Dystocia

• As calving difficulty increases, the percent of cow and calf deaths increases.
• Bull calves are usually more compromised than heifer calves because bull calves are usually larger.
  
• Some studies have shown that there is an increased incidence of dystocia in the winter verses the summer. This may be due to decreased exercise in the winter.
  
• Dystocia is the major cause of stillbirth.
  
• Approximately half of the calf losses from birth to weaning occur in the first day of life.