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<blockquote data-quote="alisonb" data-source="post: 712522" data-attributes="member: 13050"><p>Dairy animals are handled differently to beef animals.I wean the calves at 1 week and then bottle feed for 2 months.During the 2 month period they are fed a protein ration twice daily and have access to grazing throughout the day.</p><p>At 2 months they are taken off milk,by that time they are eating well and their ration is increased accordingly until they are 7 months old.</p><p>They are then sent to the auction(barn).I usually have a batch of 10-15 calves ready for auction every 3 months.The calves are weighed and sold as a batch.The feedlot buyers prefer a weight of between 440-550lbs.</p><p>My records show that the twins fell well within the above margin,but i unfortunetly don't have their individual weights.Even though the dairy cows are bred with a beef bull you will notice the huge difference in weights of these calves and pure beef weights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alisonb, post: 712522, member: 13050"] Dairy animals are handled differently to beef animals.I wean the calves at 1 week and then bottle feed for 2 months.During the 2 month period they are fed a protein ration twice daily and have access to grazing throughout the day. At 2 months they are taken off milk,by that time they are eating well and their ration is increased accordingly until they are 7 months old. They are then sent to the auction(barn).I usually have a batch of 10-15 calves ready for auction every 3 months.The calves are weighed and sold as a batch.The feedlot buyers prefer a weight of between 440-550lbs. My records show that the twins fell well within the above margin,but i unfortunetly don't have their individual weights.Even though the dairy cows are bred with a beef bull you will notice the huge difference in weights of these calves and pure beef weights. [/QUOTE]
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