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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 516939" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>Yeah, there are. The first one is that the more you mess with a newborn calf, the greater the chances of his mother rejecting him (not to mention the chances of her hurting you) - particularly with a first calf heifer. The 2nd one is that it is a proven fact that intact male calves gain better than castrated ones, so why not give them a month or so before castrating them? A 3rd possibility is that a newborn calf is already stressed from the process of delivery, so why add to that stress if you don't have to?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 516939, member: 539"] Yeah, there are. The first one is that the more you mess with a newborn calf, the greater the chances of his mother rejecting him (not to mention the chances of her hurting you) - particularly with a first calf heifer. The 2nd one is that it is a proven fact that intact male calves gain better than castrated ones, so why not give them a month or so before castrating them? A 3rd possibility is that a newborn calf is already stressed from the process of delivery, so why add to that stress if you don't have to? [/QUOTE]
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