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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1734715" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Sometimes when a calf has been shortchanged on milk because the cow didn't have much, and they get to eating hay and feed good, trying to get them to go back on milk causes problems. The true stomach that absorbs and processes milk will shrink as the calf starts to eat other feed and the microbes for the rumen develop. To try to "go backwards" to milk may cause more "stomach" upsets. If they do it on their own that is one thing. The best quality feed is better for them at this point if they are eating good. There will always be some "stunting" but they will do better going forward if they just get plenty of good quality protein in the feed. Not saying that offering milk isn't good, but just don't expect them to go back to being a milk fed baby... this calf is probably older than you think, and has been surviving on the solid feed it is eating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1734715, member: 25884"] Sometimes when a calf has been shortchanged on milk because the cow didn't have much, and they get to eating hay and feed good, trying to get them to go back on milk causes problems. The true stomach that absorbs and processes milk will shrink as the calf starts to eat other feed and the microbes for the rumen develop. To try to "go backwards" to milk may cause more "stomach" upsets. If they do it on their own that is one thing. The best quality feed is better for them at this point if they are eating good. There will always be some "stunting" but they will do better going forward if they just get plenty of good quality protein in the feed. Not saying that offering milk isn't good, but just don't expect them to go back to being a milk fed baby... this calf is probably older than you think, and has been surviving on the solid feed it is eating. [/QUOTE]
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