1. ASSISTING DIFFICULT CALVING Floron C. Faries, Jr., DVM, MS Professor and Extension Program Leader Texas AgriLife Extension Service Texas A&M System College Station, TX 77843 http://extensionvetmed.tamu.edu

2. STAGES OF PARTURITION DILATION OF BIRTH CANAL EXPULSION OF CALF EXPULSION OF AFTERBIRTH NURSING OF CALF

4. PULL THROUGH AN ARC! AVOID EXCESSIVE FORCE! CALF PULLER IS DANGEROUS!

5. DIRECTION OF PULL THROUGH AN ARC UP – UP – UP DOWN – DOWN – DOWN

6. PLACEMENT OF CHAINS LOOP ABOVE FETLOCK HALF-HITCH BELOW FETLOCK