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Calves rely on their mother's milk for the first few months before slowly turning to a diet of what their dams eat over the next few months until weaning. Newborn calves can't have anything else for the few few weeks except milk because their stomachs are not suited for a diet of roughages as soon as they are born. It takes three months for a calf's rumen to develop to be fully functional.
A bottle-baby can be fed hay, grain and even eat grass along with being fed milk from a bottle or bucket. Bottle-calves are fed milk-replacer formula until they are weaned at around 3 or 4 months of age. Calf-starter is often accompanied to such calves as those raised in dairy farms. Dairy calves are housed in separate stalls, conventionally as a means to reduce the spread of disease among the calves and to make it easier to monitor milk consumption per calf.
What else can I help you with?
Can you give a calf baby forumal?
No, absolutely not. A calf should be given milk formula designed for calves and calves ONLY, not for human babies. You could kill a calf if you give it baby formula because it lacks certain nutrients that calves need that human babies don't need or need less of than a calf does.
Why does milk grow in a cow?
Cows produce calves. Calves, like all other baby mammals, rely on their mother's milk for nutrition. Thus, in order to satisfy this need, cows need to produce milk for their calves.
Can calves drink water after they drank milk?
Yes. Water shouldn't be not limited to calves, because they need it just as much as cows do.
What nutrients does an eosinophil need?
What nutrients does an Eosinophil need??
Do calves need trace mineral salt blocks?
It depends on the age of the calves themselves. If they're wearers, yes, definitely; either that or else salt and mineral in the loose form, since trace blocks are really 95% salt and the rest mineral. If the calves are unweaned and still dependent on their dam's milk, no. It's their dams that will need it, not the calves themselves.
Why do you need nutrients?
You need nutrients to build up your immune system.
Do cows produce more milk than calves need?
Yes, cows typically produce more milk than calves need, as they are bred to produce milk for human consumption as well.
Does teenagers need nutrients?
All need nutrients including teenagers...
What does cottonseed meal provide for calves?
Cottonseed meal is very high in protein, which is great for calves because they need a diet high in protein in order to grow.
What are dark red calves?
Calves that are dark red. These can be Saler calves, Red Poll calves, or a commerical mix-bred calf.
Does mother cow stay close to newborn calves?
Definitely. Calves need the protection, since they are helpless creatures and don't have the defenses nor the strength to look after themselves like their mothers do.
What nutrients does your circulatory need?
blood only carries our nutrients. nutrients are transported by blood.
