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how long to wean before calving?

  • 07-09-2015 10:10am
    #1
    Fiat8090
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭


    Went down with TB a second time so cant sell weanlings as planned. Have to hang on to them. Cows are due to start calving end of Feb. How long can I leave them on the cows? If all goes clear might be able to sell weanlings in Jan if the dept take reactor soon.


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  • #2
    Genghis Cant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,980 ✭✭✭Genghis Cant


    Fiat8090 wrote: »
    Went down with TB a second time so cant sell weanlings as planned. Have to hang on to them. Cows are due to start calving end of Feb. How long can I leave them on the cows? If all goes clear might be able to sell weanlings in Jan if the dept take reactor soon.

    I think to allow colostrum to develop properly ideally you need 8 weeks dry. I wouldn't like to leave it any less if I could at all. But like a lot of things in life the odd one has slipped through the cracks.


  • #3
    Fiat8090
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭Fiat8090


    Thanks for that. Will wean them mid december so.


  • #4
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭tanko


    Fiat8090 wrote: »
    Thanks for that. Will wean them mid december so.

    The cows might wean the calves before that themselves.


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