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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 133554" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>You will hear all kinds of different opinions on this one. Every animal is different.</p><p>If you have the facility to keep them apart for 2 weeks or 2 months, why not keep them seperated until she is bred or ready to breed.</p><p>IF you put them back together & she/he goes back to sucking, than you may NEVER get that calf weaned. If it aggressively sucks the cow, yes she can get her to come to milk - a sucking calf can get a heifer that has never calved come to milk. And even if they don't come to milk, the chance of mastitis is very great.</p><p>Also, if the calf is sneaking a little suck (which you may NEVER know), when the cow bags up for her next calf, the yearling will suck out all her colostrom & the newborn will not have it.</p><p>Too many "ifs" if you put them together too soon (and what's too soon). I keep them apart until they are bred. I've never had a problem with that program.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 133554, member: 968"] You will hear all kinds of different opinions on this one. Every animal is different. If you have the facility to keep them apart for 2 weeks or 2 months, why not keep them seperated until she is bred or ready to breed. IF you put them back together & she/he goes back to sucking, than you may NEVER get that calf weaned. If it aggressively sucks the cow, yes she can get her to come to milk - a sucking calf can get a heifer that has never calved come to milk. And even if they don't come to milk, the chance of mastitis is very great. Also, if the calf is sneaking a little suck (which you may NEVER know), when the cow bags up for her next calf, the yearling will suck out all her colostrom & the newborn will not have it. Too many "ifs" if you put them together too soon (and what's too soon). I keep them apart until they are bred. I've never had a problem with that program. [/QUOTE]
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