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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 553482" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>Because calving takes alot of work, because if even the skin is over the nose just after birth and you are not there, the calf will suffocate in minutes. A cow might need to be milked so the calf can suck, calving might be tough and the calf might be slow to get the first suck within two hours. That colostrum in the first suck is so important. It Provides the antibodies for the calfs first few months of life. A calf is born with zero immunity and it gets what it needs from the mommas first milk. It's called passive transfer. Their are so many reasons you need to be there keeping an eye on things.</p><p>If a cow is calving and the foot is back or a backwards calf, you could end up with a dead calf and possibly a dead cow.</p><p></p><p>How are you going to service the cows with a bull? Will the bull be with the cows 365 days a year?</p><p>We have a defined season for calving. during this time we work 24/7 to ensure a healthy crop.</p><p>When you take into account the feed the cows eat each year, the tractor usage cost, vaccinations, repairs to tractors or infrastucture like a chute and head gate for treating, vaccinations, fences, fertilizer, fuel, a loss of one calf can mean alot.</p><p></p><p>You talk about fences, but what are you going to do if an animal gets footrot, pnemonia, calving, need work on the jaw or teeth due to a puncture from a twig or what not, trim the feet, and any other host of illness...how are you going to treat? If you think you can just walk up to a 1200 pound cow or a 2500 pound bull and give a needle...good luck.</p><p></p><p>Having cows which are intended to be bred and calve and raise an baby require more than a good fence and grass. It's a good start...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 553482, member: 6198"] Because calving takes alot of work, because if even the skin is over the nose just after birth and you are not there, the calf will suffocate in minutes. A cow might need to be milked so the calf can suck, calving might be tough and the calf might be slow to get the first suck within two hours. That colostrum in the first suck is so important. It Provides the antibodies for the calfs first few months of life. A calf is born with zero immunity and it gets what it needs from the mommas first milk. It's called passive transfer. Their are so many reasons you need to be there keeping an eye on things. If a cow is calving and the foot is back or a backwards calf, you could end up with a dead calf and possibly a dead cow. How are you going to service the cows with a bull? Will the bull be with the cows 365 days a year? We have a defined season for calving. during this time we work 24/7 to ensure a healthy crop. When you take into account the feed the cows eat each year, the tractor usage cost, vaccinations, repairs to tractors or infrastucture like a chute and head gate for treating, vaccinations, fences, fertilizer, fuel, a loss of one calf can mean alot. You talk about fences, but what are you going to do if an animal gets footrot, pnemonia, calving, need work on the jaw or teeth due to a puncture from a twig or what not, trim the feet, and any other host of illness...how are you going to treat? If you think you can just walk up to a 1200 pound cow or a 2500 pound bull and give a needle...good luck. Having cows which are intended to be bred and calve and raise an baby require more than a good fence and grass. It's a good start... [/QUOTE]
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