Cow won`t let calf nurse

[loyal.uvf]

I have an angus cow that won't let her two month old calf nurse after being let out to pasture. When the calf was born she had to be confined to let it nurse as she would kick at it. A week later we turned them in with the rest of the herd and again woudn't nurse, so back to the pen, everything was fine. Put her out and back to the same running away. I have them back in the pen but it looks like neither know eachother, is there any tricks to get her to nurse her calf? Just want to get the calf bigger to ship them both.

 

[branguscowgirl]

Pretty strange that she is keeping it up after 2 months with the calf! I would really start supplementing the calf with a calf ration. Then when switched over well enough, I would get rid of the cow!
Is the calf real healthy? The reason I ask is some animals will walk away from a baby that there is something wrong with. I have never seen a cow do it, but dogs frequently do it.......Just thinking?
Any sign of mastitis that would make nursing painful?

 

[loyal.uvf]

The calf is healthy and growing fine but with this last episode is not helping. It's not mastitis yet but will be from my experience growing up dairy and switching to beef 5 years ago. Her first calf snapped its own neck, so she had a free ride. All she cares about is eating. Hence why I just want her to feed her heifer enough to ship both of them. The pair are destined for meat.