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<blockquote data-quote="TLCfromARK" data-source="post: 145003" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>One thing I've seen happen a couple of times to make a cow take longer to dry up is for her to "adopt" another calf. Another calf will start nursing and the cow keeps giving milk.</p><p></p><p> If you run your bull on the cows year round you always have different age groups of calves. One cow I <u>used to have </u> had a bull calf on her and when I shipped it she bawled and walked the fence until a younger calf slipped in a "stole" a little milk. She adopted it, she'd lick it, call to it, etc. just like it was hers. That calf turned out to be the best steer I ever raised, he was still nursing his own mother & the surragate mom, double dipping I guess you could call it. Any way when I shipped the second calf Mom #2 carried on & missed it more that the real Mom.</p><p></p><p> Doesn't happen very often but if a cow doesn't show signs of drying up keep a close eye on her and see if another calf is nursing.</p><p></p><p> ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TLCfromARK, post: 145003, member: 198"] One thing I've seen happen a couple of times to make a cow take longer to dry up is for her to "adopt" another calf. Another calf will start nursing and the cow keeps giving milk. If you run your bull on the cows year round you always have different age groups of calves. One cow I [u]used to have [/u] had a bull calf on her and when I shipped it she bawled and walked the fence until a younger calf slipped in a "stole" a little milk. She adopted it, she'd lick it, call to it, etc. just like it was hers. That calf turned out to be the best steer I ever raised, he was still nursing his own mother & the surragate mom, double dipping I guess you could call it. Any way when I shipped the second calf Mom #2 carried on & missed it more that the real Mom. Doesn't happen very often but if a cow doesn't show signs of drying up keep a close eye on her and see if another calf is nursing. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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