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<blockquote data-quote="Cowdirt" data-source="post: 324619" data-attributes="member: 2609"><p>Vet35, if you don't have a way to restrain your cattle, you need to get a way. Folks on here call such things infrastructure that is needed before getting cattle. I don't know what you have but do know that you will have all kinds of situations arise that will require restraining. My first reaction to a calf not getting colostrum/milk is not to give it a bottle. I suggest getting the cow restrained and try to teach the calf to nurse if needed. If it knows how but is not getting anything, you must figure out what is wrong and deal with it. Last resort bottle feed. The calf's system cannot utilize the colostrum after about a day. Matter of fact, every hour it misses, the utilization falls off quite rapidly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowdirt, post: 324619, member: 2609"] Vet35, if you don't have a way to restrain your cattle, you need to get a way. Folks on here call such things infrastructure that is needed before getting cattle. I don't know what you have but do know that you will have all kinds of situations arise that will require restraining. My first reaction to a calf not getting colostrum/milk is not to give it a bottle. I suggest getting the cow restrained and try to teach the calf to nurse if needed. If it knows how but is not getting anything, you must figure out what is wrong and deal with it. Last resort bottle feed. The calf's system cannot utilize the colostrum after about a day. Matter of fact, every hour it misses, the utilization falls off quite rapidly. [/QUOTE]
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