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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 13703"><p>Are you buying half dead calves? When they sell at the local sale like that there usually is a reason!! Momma cows ought to be abl to raise a healthy calf..if you are buying these "culls", you should expect at least 50% mortality</p><p>> You have me confused. Are you</p><p>> running beef cows, or dairy cows?</p><p>> Sounds like maybe you are running</p><p>> dairy cows, and milking the cows</p><p>> & raising the calves. First,</p><p>> colostrum is only good for the</p><p>> first 12 hours of birth. Well up</p><p>> to 24 hours, but they do not</p><p>> utilize very much of it after 12</p><p>> hours. Finding sick/dead calves is</p><p>> unacceptable around here. Other</p><p>> than losing a calf during calving,</p><p>> all calves should be able to be</p><p>> saved. Jeanne</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:calpat@netscape.net">calpat@netscape.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 13703"] Are you buying half dead calves? When they sell at the local sale like that there usually is a reason!! Momma cows ought to be abl to raise a healthy calf..if you are buying these "culls", you should expect at least 50% mortality > You have me confused. Are you > running beef cows, or dairy cows? > Sounds like maybe you are running > dairy cows, and milking the cows > & raising the calves. First, > colostrum is only good for the > first 12 hours of birth. Well up > to 24 hours, but they do not > utilize very much of it after 12 > hours. Finding sick/dead calves is > unacceptable around here. Other > than losing a calf during calving, > all calves should be able to be > saved. Jeanne [email=calpat@netscape.net]calpat@netscape.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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