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Let it sink in, Cow down and downer cow not the same

A family feeds a cow and its twin calves.

A family feeds a cow and its twin calves. A cow is unlikely to stand again after being down for 14 days, animal health providers say. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group
Gold Joseph Mugachia

By  Joseph Mugachia

Columnist

So you wake up in the morning and discover that your high-yielding cow that calved down yesterday cannot stand.

Yet everything looks normal to you.

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