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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 8622"><p>Sharon, I would definitely separate them. The bull calf hasn't been weaned long enough to be able to depend on him not nursing once his mother's milk comes in. The new baby will need all the colostrum to itself. <p>He also will probably be old enough to worry about him breeding his mother once she calves. That should be a major concern.<p>Most breeders wean their calves about 205 days in order to allow the mother to build up her condition in anticipation of giving birth and feeding a new calf. Nine or ten months of nursing is a long time.</p><p><br></p><p><ul><li><a href="http://www.murraygrey.com">Rafter L Murray Greys</a></ul></p><p><br><hr size=4 width=75%><p></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 8622"] Sharon, I would definitely separate them. The bull calf hasn't been weaned long enough to be able to depend on him not nursing once his mother's milk comes in. The new baby will need all the colostrum to itself. <p>He also will probably be old enough to worry about him breeding his mother once she calves. That should be a major concern.<p>Most breeders wean their calves about 205 days in order to allow the mother to build up her condition in anticipation of giving birth and feeding a new calf. Nine or ten months of nursing is a long time. <br> <ul><li><a href="http://www.murraygrey.com">Rafter L Murray Greys</a></ul> <br><hr size=4 width=75%><p> [/QUOTE]
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