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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 287316" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Gary,</p><p></p><p>Both Beefy and Msscamp bring up good points. Another to consider is that letting a calf stay on the cow for 18 months will physically drag the cow down. As long as she's milking, all of her energy will go into producing milk first - and maintaining her body last. Milking cows can easily consume twice the amount of forage that a non-milking ("dry") cow will. It's better to let the calf do the work, and moma to get back into shape.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 287316, member: 2653"] Gary, Both Beefy and Msscamp bring up good points. Another to consider is that letting a calf stay on the cow for 18 months will physically drag the cow down. As long as she's milking, all of her energy will go into producing milk first - and maintaining her body last. Milking cows can easily consume twice the amount of forage that a non-milking ("dry") cow will. It's better to let the calf do the work, and moma to get back into shape. [/QUOTE]
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