Casualty

Had our first casualty this morning calving heifers. I had to pull a calf about 1:00 a.m. and it was dead when it come out. I have no idea why the calf was dead. Looked like a full term fetus. I noticed the front legs were a little odd while I pulled it but nothing big wrong, just a little odd.<br />n<br />nNow comes the question, do I graft the twin I bummed on to her? Did she lose this calf because of an inherent genetic problem she has or was it just a fluke? Will I get a live calf in another year from her? Does she even want a calf? I know she doesn't act like she really wants a calf. I dreamed about the situation the few hours of sleep I managed to get. I didn't come up with an answer in my sleep and I'm not sure now but we will see in the fullness of time how it turns out. I'll make the decision when I see here shortly.<br />n<br />n<b>We ask for no statistics of the killed,<br />nFor nothing political impinges on<br />nThis single casualty, or all those gone<br />n<br />nKarl Shapiro</b>