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<blockquote data-quote="Hippie Rancher" data-source="post: 491515" data-attributes="member: 4203"><p>A good cow will self-wean at the right time, but we have not been selecting for that trait much and in fact have probably inadvertently selected against it.</p><p></p><p>Other options are weaning rings placed in the calves nostrils that irritate the cow to keep the calf from nursing. They are available by mail-order - I know Jeffer's sells them - and they are reusable.</p><p></p><p>In any type of weaning (except when the cow self-weans) you do need to be the observant caretaker and make sure they don't return to old habits if and when you reunite them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hippie Rancher, post: 491515, member: 4203"] A good cow will self-wean at the right time, but we have not been selecting for that trait much and in fact have probably inadvertently selected against it. Other options are weaning rings placed in the calves nostrils that irritate the cow to keep the calf from nursing. They are available by mail-order - I know Jeffer's sells them - and they are reusable. In any type of weaning (except when the cow self-weans) you do need to be the observant caretaker and make sure they don't return to old habits if and when you reunite them. [/QUOTE]
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