¡Mi primera práctica de Ganado Bovino! (DĂa 2) - Manada del Dogtor - Parte 3 [ES | EN]
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It’s been a while since my last video! You’re probably wondering what happened after my first day of the cattle internship at the “La Utchesera” farm, so today I’ve decided to share a bit of what I experienced—though I can’t do it full justice, because a video will never be as good as experiencing it in person—but I’ll try to help you experience it the way I did.
The day started off amazingly. We woke up early, even though we’d partied hard the night before, but that didn’t stop us—we were raring to go and full of energy to start another day. I went to find my best clothes to wear—the kind I wouldn’t mind getting dirty—and tried on a pair of boots someone had lent me. It was epic because they fit me perfectly, so I got dressed and headed off to our first workshops.
We heard some outstanding presentations from several professors, including veterinarian MartĂn Peña (one of my favorites that day), agricultural engineer Luis Reyes, and veterinarian Arianni Romero, among others. The talks covered topics such as proper pregnancy management in cattle, using a transrectal palpation technique to identify pathologies or determine pregnancy status, as well as topics related to feeding and nutrition in ruminants and genetic improvements for livestock.
The entire landscape looked like something out of a fairy tale; the colors were so vivid that it felt like being immersed in a painting. The cattle looked beautiful as they grazed, and the pasture was very well-maintained, which was evident from its bright green color. It was simply a magnificent experience to have been a spectator before getting involved in the action.
Something that fascinated me was being able to see the herding in person, because although they’ve explained the different types of herding to us in college, nothing compares to seeing it for yourself.
Before we got down to business, there was an unfortunate incident that ultimately gave us a golden opportunity: a heifer (a "teenage" cow) died in the early hours of Saturday morning, and the cause was unknown, so Dr. MartĂn Peña gave us the blessing of being able to witness a necropsy to investigate the cause of her death, since he is a specialist in Forensic Veterinary Medicine, and he applied Pathological Anatomy to give us an impressive lesson.
That necropsy made me incredibly happy, because I was able to recognize many things I had seen in books or heard mentioned at the clinic where I work, but had never been able to see in person. An example of this would be the gallbladder; I’ve always seen it on ultrasounds but had never seen an actual gallbladder outside the body—it was wonderful.
After the masterclass with Dr. Peña, we had a nearly 4-hour break to have lunch and rest up for what was coming later; plus, it gave the sun a chance to lose some of its intensity, because you might not notice it in the photos, but the heat was pretty stifling since we were working in broad daylight.
We were called to the livestock, and they explained what we were going to do; the transrectal palpation technique is very effective, but it carries certain risks, because someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing could injure the animal during the examination, so we proceeded with great care and asked many questions about everything.
And then came the moment of truth. They explained what we had to do, and I was the first in my group to feel the calf. I loved the fact that our cow, whose name was CachĂşa, was pregnant and already about five months along, so her calf was already quite well-formed.
Note: The gestation period for a calf is approximately 283 days, or 9 months—almost like humans.
It was a very curious experience, because what you feel when performing that palpation isn’t something you’re used to. The assistant guided me through the process, and I was able to feel something that felt gelatinous. When I mentioned it, I got a little scared because they told me to pull my hand or forearm back a bit since I was touching something important. I thought it was a soft organ, but it turned out I had touched the placenta with the little calf—that made me happy.
After the examination, Dr. Peña came over to us and asked if we’d “been baptized”, and of course we said no because we didn’t know what that “baptism” was all about.
Well, it turns out they smeared our faces with the manure (or feces) that cattle produce, and behind that tradition there are also some somewhat superstitious beliefs, such as the fact that they told us that if we didn’t go through that “baptism” process, then we would never graduate. That led me to undergo my baptism without complaint, because I take it very seriously.
I hope you enjoy my video and vlog as much as I enjoyed making it, and feel free to leave any questions or requests in the comments.
¡Ha pasado ya un rato desde mi Ăşltimo vĂdeo! Probablemente se hayan quedado con la incertidumbre de saber quĂ© pasĂł despuĂ©s del primer dĂa de mi ida a la práctica de Bovinos en la finca "La Utchesera", asĂ que hoy he decidido traerles un poco de lo que vivĂ, sin hacerle completa justicia porque nunca un vĂdeo será mejor que haberlo vivido en persona, pero intentarĂ© que lo vivan como yo.
El dĂa empezĂł increĂble, nos despertamos temprano, a pesar de que la noche anterior bebimos hasta más no poder, pero eso no fue impedimento, estuvimos sĂşper activos para comenzar un dĂa más, con muchos ánimos; procedĂ a buscar mi mejor ropa para ensuciar y probarme unas botas que me prestaron y fue Ă©pico porque me quedaron increĂble, asĂ que me vestĂ y fuĂ a nuestras primeras charlas.
Tuvimos ponencias espectaculares de parte de varios profesores como el MĂ©dico Veterinario MartĂn Peña (de mis favoritos de ese dĂa), el Ingeniero AgrĂłnomo Luis Reyes, la MĂ©dico Veterinario Arianni Romero, entre otros. Las charlas tocaron tĂłpicos sobre el correcto manejo de la gestaciĂłn en el ganado bovino, utilizando una tĂ©cnica de palpado transrectal para determinar patologĂas o estado de gestaciĂłn, además de tocar unos tĂłpicos de alimentaciĂłn y nutriciĂłn en animales rumiantes y mejoras genĂ©ticas para el ganado.
Todo el paisaje del lugar parecĂa sacado de un cuento de hadas, los colores eran tan vivos que uno se sentĂa como inmerso en una pintura, el ganado se veĂa hermoso al pastorear, el pasto estaba muy bien cuidado, cosa que se notaba por su color verde vivo, fue simplemente una experiencia magnĂfica el haber sido espectador de ello antes de entrar a la acciĂłn.
Algo que me fascinĂł es el hecho de haber podido ver el pastoreo en persona porque en la universidad nos han explicado los diversos tipos de pastoreo pero nada se compara con verlo uno mismo.
Antes de entrar en acciĂłn, hubo un suceso lamentable pero que terminĂł otorgándonos una oportunidad dorada, y es que una Novilla (vaca "adolescente") falleciĂł durante la madrugada de viernes para sábado y no se sabĂa la causa, asĂ que el M.V MartĂn Peña nos permitiĂł la bendiciĂłn de poder presenciar una necropsia para investigar el motivo de su fallecimiento, ya que Ă©l es especialista en Medicina Veterinaria Forense, asĂ que aplicĂł la AnatomĂa PatolĂłgica para darnos una cátedra impresionante.
Esa necropsia me hizo increĂblemente feliz, porque puse reconocer muchas cosas que habĂa visto en libros o habĂa escuchado mencionar en la clĂnica donde trabajo, pero nunca lo habĂa podido ver en persona, un ejemplo de esto serĂa la vesĂcula biliar, siempre la he visto en ecografĂas pero nunca habĂa visto una vesĂcula como tal fuera del cuerpo, fue maravilloso.
Luego de la masterclass con el dr. Peña, tuvimos un break de casi 4 horas para almorzar y descansar para lo que venĂa más adelante, además, tambiĂ©n asĂ le dimos chance al sol de que bajara su intensidad, porque tal vez no se nota en las fotos, pero el calor estaba bastante sofocante porque trabajamos en plena luz del dĂa.
Nos llamaron al ganado y nos explicaron lo que Ăbamos a hacer; la tĂ©cnica de palpado transrectal es muy buena, pero tiene ciertos riesgos, porque una persona que no sabe lo que está haciendo puede herir al especĂmen al realizar el estudio, asĂ que fuimos con mucho cuidado y preguntamos muchas veces al respecto sobre todo.
Y entonces llegĂł el momento de la verdad, nos explicaron quĂ© tenĂamos que hacer y me tocĂł ser el primero de mi grupo en palpar, me encanta el hecho de que nuestra vaca, la cuál se llamaba CachĂşa, estaba preñada y su gestaciĂłn ya tenĂa casi unos 5 meses, por lo que su becerrito ya estaba bastante bien formado.
Nota: El tiempo que dura un becerro en nacer es de aproximadamente 283 dĂas o 9 meses, casi como los humanos.
Fue una experiencia muy curiosa, porque lo que uno siente al realizar ese palpado no es algo a lo que uno estĂ© acostmubrad. El auxiliar me guiĂł durante el proceso y pude llegar a tocar algo que se sentĂa como gelatinoso, cuando lo mencionĂ© me asustĂ© un poco porque me dijeron que sacara un poco la mano o el antebrazo porque estaba tocando algo importante, yo pensĂ© que era un Ăłrgano blando, pero resulta que lleguĂ© a tocar la placenta con el becerrito, eso me hizo sentir feliz.
Posteriormente a la realizaciĂłn de la palpaciĂłn, el dr. Peña se acercĂł a nosotros y nos preguntĂł si "nos habĂan bautizado", y obviamente respondimos que no porque no sabĂamos de quĂ© trataba ese "bautizo".
Pues resulta que nos llenaron la cara de la bosta (o las heces) que bota el ganado y detrás de esa tradiciĂłn existen tambiĂ©n algunos temas un poco supersticiosos, como el hecho de que nos mencionaran que si no pasamos ese proceso de "bautizo", entonces no nos graduarĂamos nunca, eso llevĂł a que yo recibiera mi bautizo sin chistar, porque me lo tomo muy en serio.
Espero que les guste mi vĂdeo y vlog tanto como yo amĂ© grabarlo, y pueden dejarme en los comentarios cualquier cosa que quieran saber o necesiten.
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