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<blockquote data-quote="Loch Valley Fold" data-source="post: 1064810" data-attributes="member: 8216"><p>The only time we've used tubes have been when the calves have been too weak to feed themselves. I did work on a farm where every calf was tube fed if it need it or not I know of a calf that had to be tubed up until it was weaned, pretty sure it didn't last too long after weaning. These calves had no "suck" reflex & I'm convinced it was bred into them to be that way.</p><p>On another side note we brought some 1st calf heifers out of 20 17 of them wouldn't push with the contractions so had to pull each & every calf even called to vet out for quiet a few. The vet even said it could have something to do with their breeding. To much human intervention can be a bad thing sometimes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Loch Valley Fold, post: 1064810, member: 8216"] The only time we've used tubes have been when the calves have been too weak to feed themselves. I did work on a farm where every calf was tube fed if it need it or not I know of a calf that had to be tubed up until it was weaned, pretty sure it didn't last too long after weaning. These calves had no "suck" reflex & I'm convinced it was bred into them to be that way. On another side note we brought some 1st calf heifers out of 20 17 of them wouldn't push with the contractions so had to pull each & every calf even called to vet out for quiet a few. The vet even said it could have something to do with their breeding. To much human intervention can be a bad thing sometimes [/QUOTE]
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