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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1482201" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>If you are weaning them because the cows are bred and need the rest, and you put the calves back and they do go back to trying to nurse, the cow can and often will come back into milk. Then you also are jeopardizing the unborn calf's colostrum. Many cows will kick the snot out of a calf if it tries to go back to nursing, but many won't. And once she gets close to calving, and udders up, even if the calf didn't go back to nursing, it very well might do so at that point and again, the new calf will pay the price. Keep 'em separate, feed the heifers the way they should get fed to grow properly, and don't reintroduce them in together until they have calves of their own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1482201, member: 25884"] If you are weaning them because the cows are bred and need the rest, and you put the calves back and they do go back to trying to nurse, the cow can and often will come back into milk. Then you also are jeopardizing the unborn calf's colostrum. Many cows will kick the snot out of a calf if it tries to go back to nursing, but many won't. And once she gets close to calving, and udders up, even if the calf didn't go back to nursing, it very well might do so at that point and again, the new calf will pay the price. Keep 'em separate, feed the heifers the way they should get fed to grow properly, and don't reintroduce them in together until they have calves of their own. [/QUOTE]
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