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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 531691" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>MM I think BB is just wondering why someone would use a dairy cow of that high quality to raise a calf or even 4 calves especially when fresh. At 90 lb. per day you'll be throwing away or storing over 70 lbs. per day assuming each calf drinks a gallon per day or more than 50 lbs. per day if she's nursing 4 calves. I've raised a lot of calves on good dairy cattle but would always pick cows that were long in days only short bred, keep them on feed, put 4 calves on each cow and wean them at about 8 weeks then start over. After raising a couple of sets of calves they were far enough along bred to dry off and give a rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 531691, member: 6897"] MM I think BB is just wondering why someone would use a dairy cow of that high quality to raise a calf or even 4 calves especially when fresh. At 90 lb. per day you'll be throwing away or storing over 70 lbs. per day assuming each calf drinks a gallon per day or more than 50 lbs. per day if she's nursing 4 calves. I've raised a lot of calves on good dairy cattle but would always pick cows that were long in days only short bred, keep them on feed, put 4 calves on each cow and wean them at about 8 weeks then start over. After raising a couple of sets of calves they were far enough along bred to dry off and give a rest. [/QUOTE]
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