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Early Weaning – Tips?
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<blockquote data-quote="simangus23" data-source="post: 499196" data-attributes="member: 7772"><p>You can do it at 3 1/2 months, but what is your reasoning?</p><p>I wouldn't stress her out with a bottle training. </p><p>I would use a 14% calf grower to start at a very limited feed intake. A heifer calf weighing in at 300 lbs needs CP of 1.40</p><p></p><p>300 x 3% = 9lbs total consumption. Not a lot to work with here. a calf at 3 1/2 months is barely a ruminant animal and I too would rather leave her on her dam for a while longer.</p><p></p><p>Fenceline weaning should do well to relieve some of the stressors associated with weaning. </p><p></p><p>a 14% feed ration will almost get it done but not quite, but that is what I would work with.</p><p>Start her out with free choice hay for a few days, then start with 3 lbs of feed and go up every day in small increments until you reach maximum feed. CP of 1.4 would give her a 2 lb gain per day when on full feed. I would much rather leave her on the cow and creep feed her until weaning as I think that would get her further along --faster.</p><p></p><p>Sim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simangus23, post: 499196, member: 7772"] You can do it at 3 1/2 months, but what is your reasoning? I wouldn't stress her out with a bottle training. I would use a 14% calf grower to start at a very limited feed intake. A heifer calf weighing in at 300 lbs needs CP of 1.40 300 x 3% = 9lbs total consumption. Not a lot to work with here. a calf at 3 1/2 months is barely a ruminant animal and I too would rather leave her on her dam for a while longer. Fenceline weaning should do well to relieve some of the stressors associated with weaning. a 14% feed ration will almost get it done but not quite, but that is what I would work with. Start her out with free choice hay for a few days, then start with 3 lbs of feed and go up every day in small increments until you reach maximum feed. CP of 1.4 would give her a 2 lb gain per day when on full feed. I would much rather leave her on the cow and creep feed her until weaning as I think that would get her further along --faster. Sim [/QUOTE]
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