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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 745363" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>This is what is most important, in my mind. </p><p></p><p>Fact: anatomy theory tells us that suckling is more ideal than drinking. </p><p>Fact: calves can be reared successfully on bottles</p><p>Fact: calves can be reared successfully on buckets</p><p>Fact: some people are so good at it that you couldnt tell the difference between bucket and bottle</p><p></p><p>In all honesty, I use bottles because of the theory behind it. Anyone who knows me even a little bit will vouch for me being a staunch bottle supporter. But, in practicality I gotta admit bucket feeding is pretty dam easy. But the simple fact of the matter is regardless of the theory and research, plenty of cattle have been raised successfully on buckets, and there will be plenty more to come. </p><p></p><p>As an aside, are automatic calf feeders used very often in the US? They became available here oh, maybe 6 years ago? The calf goes into a little chute type arrangement, a scanner reads his electronic ear tag, and the computer tells the machine what that particular calfs daily allowance of milk is, how much he has already had today, and how much more he is allowed to drink. Then, the right mixture of powder and milk is automatically mixed up, warm, and the calf has access to it from a teat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 745363, member: 3195"] This is what is most important, in my mind. Fact: anatomy theory tells us that suckling is more ideal than drinking. Fact: calves can be reared successfully on bottles Fact: calves can be reared successfully on buckets Fact: some people are so good at it that you couldnt tell the difference between bucket and bottle In all honesty, I use bottles because of the theory behind it. Anyone who knows me even a little bit will vouch for me being a staunch bottle supporter. But, in practicality I gotta admit bucket feeding is pretty dam easy. But the simple fact of the matter is regardless of the theory and research, plenty of cattle have been raised successfully on buckets, and there will be plenty more to come. As an aside, are automatic calf feeders used very often in the US? They became available here oh, maybe 6 years ago? The calf goes into a little chute type arrangement, a scanner reads his electronic ear tag, and the computer tells the machine what that particular calfs daily allowance of milk is, how much he has already had today, and how much more he is allowed to drink. Then, the right mixture of powder and milk is automatically mixed up, warm, and the calf has access to it from a teat. [/QUOTE]
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