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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1005648" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Had one that we pulled a dead calf out of - and had an orphan whose dam had died of gangrenous mastitis, that was already weaned from the bottle - but we put the baby on that heifer and she did a great job raising her - and the calf turned out far better than ANY beef calf I'd ever raised on a bottle. </p><p></p><p>Be careful what you buy - a salebarn calf or dairy calf could potentially bring in disease organisms that will make you wish, for years (or the rest of your career) that you'd just sold that heifer and moved on. If you're determined to keep her (probably not an economically wise decision if you get right down to it, but I've done it, too), I'd be more inclined just let her go without a calf, before I'd risk bringing another 'unknown' onto the place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1005648, member: 12607"] Had one that we pulled a dead calf out of - and had an orphan whose dam had died of gangrenous mastitis, that was already weaned from the bottle - but we put the baby on that heifer and she did a great job raising her - and the calf turned out far better than ANY beef calf I'd ever raised on a bottle. Be careful what you buy - a salebarn calf or dairy calf could potentially bring in disease organisms that will make you wish, for years (or the rest of your career) that you'd just sold that heifer and moved on. If you're determined to keep her (probably not an economically wise decision if you get right down to it, but I've done it, too), I'd be more inclined just let her go without a calf, before I'd risk bringing another 'unknown' onto the place. [/QUOTE]
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