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Early Weaning – Tips?
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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 500682" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>Most important thing: the earlier you wean, the better you have to be at it. Any idiot can wean calves at eight or nine months. You have to have EXCELLENT management skills to early wean, and the earliest I have weaned calves is 2 months. If you can do it properly, it is a big money saver. It costs less money to feed a cow and a calf seperately than it does to feed a lactating cow with calf at foot, because turning grass into milk is inefficient. </p><p></p><p>Three more important things:</p><p></p><p> - yard wean</p><p> - 18 - 20% calf meal/pellets with no added urea, free choice oaten hay, minerals</p><p> - ensure good water supply</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 500682, member: 3195"] Most important thing: the earlier you wean, the better you have to be at it. Any idiot can wean calves at eight or nine months. You have to have EXCELLENT management skills to early wean, and the earliest I have weaned calves is 2 months. If you can do it properly, it is a big money saver. It costs less money to feed a cow and a calf seperately than it does to feed a lactating cow with calf at foot, because turning grass into milk is inefficient. Three more important things: - yard wean - 18 - 20% calf meal/pellets with no added urea, free choice oaten hay, minerals - ensure good water supply [/QUOTE]
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