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Premature calf?
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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 374178" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>If the calf were 3 months premature, he wouldn't be healthy and active, and most likely wouldn't live long. I've seen calves aborted at 6 months and they're about the size of a small dog, skin pigmentation is there but little to no hair, legs too short in proportion to the body to be of any use, etc, etc.</p><p></p><p>I have seen the occasional, well-managed cow breed back a week after calving, which could mean calves 9 1/2 months apart. Check your records... if the calf is alive and healthy he may be a few weeks premature, but IMO not 2 months premature.</p><p></p><p>It's much more likely that the calf is from a different cow who abandoned him, and he's just decided this other cow is his mother.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 374178, member: 852"] If the calf were 3 months premature, he wouldn't be healthy and active, and most likely wouldn't live long. I've seen calves aborted at 6 months and they're about the size of a small dog, skin pigmentation is there but little to no hair, legs too short in proportion to the body to be of any use, etc, etc. I have seen the occasional, well-managed cow breed back a week after calving, which could mean calves 9 1/2 months apart. Check your records... if the calf is alive and healthy he may be a few weeks premature, but IMO not 2 months premature. It's much more likely that the calf is from a different cow who abandoned him, and he's just decided this other cow is his mother. [/QUOTE]
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