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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1755697" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>Nice couple of calves...</p><p></p><p>So the big question is... why do you think pounds of grain is a good idea for young calves? I'm not surprised at all that your calf has loose bowels.</p><p></p><p>It isn't necessary to feed young calves heavy grain rations... It is not unusual at all to raise healthy calves on grass with only enough grain to keep them friendly and give them some nutrition that they would otherwise be missing by being on a cow.</p><p></p><p>When we are getting an animal ready to slaughter... we "finish" the animal on grain for a couple of months. That's why they call it "finishing", because you are feeding the animal grain to lay fat on before eating it. Before that and over time, a heavy amount of grain is both unnecessary and could damage the liver of the animal. Dairy cows get a lot of grain when they a lactating, producing more milk than beef cattle. Otherwise grain is mainly to keep the calf docile.</p><p></p><p>Food is not love.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1755697, member: 42463"] Nice couple of calves... So the big question is... why do you think pounds of grain is a good idea for young calves? I'm not surprised at all that your calf has loose bowels. It isn't necessary to feed young calves heavy grain rations... It is not unusual at all to raise healthy calves on grass with only enough grain to keep them friendly and give them some nutrition that they would otherwise be missing by being on a cow. When we are getting an animal ready to slaughter... we "finish" the animal on grain for a couple of months. That's why they call it "finishing", because you are feeding the animal grain to lay fat on before eating it. Before that and over time, a heavy amount of grain is both unnecessary and could damage the liver of the animal. Dairy cows get a lot of grain when they a lactating, producing more milk than beef cattle. Otherwise grain is mainly to keep the calf docile. Food is not love. [/QUOTE]
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