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Around 3 to 4 months of age.
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How long does a calf need milk before being weaned?
A calf needs milk until he's 3 months of age, but most producers like to have them on the cow for another three to five months before weaning them.
What age does a young bovine need to be to qualify as a calf?
A young bovine needs to be YOUNG, i.e., 0 days (birth) to 6 or 10 months of age (weaning) to "qualify" as a calf.
Why do rhinos chase away there older calf just because a new calf is born?
This is called "weaning." When a rhino cow gives birth to her new calf, she doesn't want her older calf around to take away the milk that her new calf is in more need of than her older calf, and the older calf may hurt its new sibling out of spite. So the rhino cow has to drive the older calf away and start getting him/her to learn to live on their own.
What is the perfect age to wean a calf?
The problem is there is none. You have to go by the calf itself and the body condition of the cow (as well as markets and your management practices) to see whether it is good enough to be weaned off milk or off its dam A dairy calf is weaned off the bottle at around 3 to 4 months of age (some may want to go a little longer), and a beef calf can be weaned from its mother anywhere from 6 to 10 months of age. Beef calves may need to be weaned at 3 to 4 months (called "early weaning" if drought conditions do not allow a cow to provide enough forage to make milk for her calf. So it's all up to you and what you consider what age is "perfect" to wean a calf.
How much can you sell a calf for?
That all depends on the age, weight, condition and type (beef or dairy) of calf. Are you referring to baby bottle calves, or feeder beef calves that have been weaned? It is that kind of information that is needed to be able to answer this question. A bottle calf can be sold for as little as $10, and a beef calf that has been weaned that weighs around 600 lbs may go for as much as $500 to $800 (sometimes more) depending on current prices.
What can baby cows with no mother eat?
They have to be bottle fed milk replacer that is specially made for them. Milk replacer usually comes in a powder formula which is mixed with water and given to the calf accordingly. However, milk replacer doesn't need to be given to the orphaned calf if the owner has a cow that can be used as a surrogate mother for the calf.
How many moles are in a soda bottle?
You need to know before the concentraton for an answer.
Is it cruel to separate a cow from it's calf?
That's your opinion, and it depends on whether you are referring to dairy production, weaning as separating like that in beef herds, or another reason that requires a calf to be separated from its dam or vice versa. As far as dairy production is concerned, it may seem cruel to separate a calf from a cow that has just bonded with it, like after a day or two, but it's necessary because it's not a great idea nor is it productive to have a whole pile of calves loose in the barn or having to contend with being separated from their mothers for a short time twice a day when their mothers are being milked. The cows only bawl for their calves for a few days, then soon forget them and settle down to regular routine. It is not cruel to separate a cow from it's calf during a time when calves MUST be weaned from their dams, especially when they don't need their mother's milk anymore. You may consider it cruel if the weaning process involves separating cow and calf into separate pastures where they can't hear, see or smell each other, but not if they are only separated by a fence or the Eezy-Wean nose ring is used for a short period before the calves are actually separated from their dams. It is not cruel if you have to separate a cow from her calf if the cow cannot care for that calf for whatever reason: either she died from a complications, cannot get up after a difficult delivery, doesn't have enough milk to feed her calf and the calf needs to be orphaned onto another cow, the cow won't accept her calf despite everything a producer tries to do and has to bottle-feed or put the calf on a nurse cow, the calf has to be kept in a protected area because it is sick or injured or otherwise too weak to be able to keep up and suckle from its mother, etc. in these cases, mom and calf have to be separated, and, if and when necessary reunited only briefly to feed the calf its mother's milk.
At what age should a newborn calf get wormed?
A calf should be at least 3 months of age before you can deworm it.
What special heath needs does a calf have?
One special health need a calf has at birth is the mothers milk. If it is not available, the calf will need colostrum.
What treatment does Dexter calf need?
A Dexter calf does not need any treatment[s] if it is healthy.
Withdrawing the need or opportunity for a puppy to nurse is called?
It is referred to as weaning.
