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<blockquote data-quote="hillsdown" data-source="post: 754486" data-attributes="member: 5106"><p>I guess everyone has different management practices. I have never ever raised a pot bellied calf and the calves were our future milking herd so they were given alot of TLC .Not to mention that we sold replacement heifers to people all over North America. BUT the calves were never weened before they were 3 months old and were never fed milk replacer. They only were given real cows milk, fresh at each milking. After they were weened they received the same TMR the milking herd received, except their's had calf starter in it as well.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of bottle babies, my balancer heifer, Stormy, that I raised a few years ago is in heat today. AI'ing her tonight. Need to decide on a bull still ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hillsdown, post: 754486, member: 5106"] I guess everyone has different management practices. I have never ever raised a pot bellied calf and the calves were our future milking herd so they were given alot of TLC .Not to mention that we sold replacement heifers to people all over North America. BUT the calves were never weened before they were 3 months old and were never fed milk replacer. They only were given real cows milk, fresh at each milking. After they were weened they received the same TMR the milking herd received, except their's had calf starter in it as well. Speaking of bottle babies, my balancer heifer, Stormy, that I raised a few years ago is in heat today. AI'ing her tonight. Need to decide on a bull still ... [/QUOTE]
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