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What is a calf crop?
A calf crop refers to the number of calves that are born on the farm or ranch and are available to be sold upon weaning. Calf crop does not account for the number of calves that were lost during or after birth, but what are sold to through the auction or to a feedlot buyer.
How Long Do Giraffes Nurse?
Giraffes typically nurse their calves for about 9 to 12 months. During this period, the calf gradually begins to eat solid food alongside nursing. Weaning can vary, but most calves are fully weaned by the time they are around a year old. Mothers may continue to care for their young for up to two years, even after weaning.
Why are calves so large when they are born?
Selection for calves that are growthier and have larger weaning weights tends to correlate birth weights. Breeds that are known to have such calves, like Charolais and Simmentals, will often have big calves. Also, feed that is high in nutritional value given to cows close to calving will also result in large calves. Large calves also tend to come about during during winter than in the summer. Thus it's all down to genetics and breed, as well as feed and environment that determines size of calves when they're born.
When do you separate cattle?
Whenever you need to separate them. Honestly, it's your choice when you want to separate them. But note that in terms of cow-calf herds, you need to separate calves from cows when the calves are around 6 months of age. It may be a good idea to separate bull calves and steer calves and their mommas from the cows that have heifer calves at their side a month or two prior to weaning. Heifers and steers can be together, but you need to separate bull calves from heifers and keep them separate during the weaning process. This minimizes the risk of these young bulls breeding an early-maturing heifer and getting her bred by accident. Cows should be separated from bulls (NOT vice-versa, as it's more dangerous to separate bulls from the cows) after 60 to 80 days have passed since the bull was put in with the cows. Separate cull cows from the main cowherd the day you are going to sell them or, if you want to fatten up these cull cows, a few weeks prior to selling them. Before winter sets in, separate thin cows from the fat or normally-conditioned cows and put them with your bred heifer herd.
How long do calves depend on their mothers?
Beef calves are the most dependent on their mothers from birth to when they reach 3 months of age. They can be kept on with their mothers for another 3 to 7 months to help in getting higher weaning weights at weaning time. Early weaning (minimum is 3 months) is only used when the cow is losing condition from nursing her calf, or if there is drought. If cows are in good condition and forage is plentiful, they will stay on for 6 to 10 months. In dairy cows though, the calves are pulled off a day or two after they're born, then raised on the bottle. A cow will let her calf nurse for up to two years if she doesn't get pregnant within that time.
Is it true when a cow bellows three times without stopping a storm will come hopping?
Not really, no. A cow will only bellow like this if it's during weaning time, or when she gets separated from her calf and is calling out to it. She will also bellow like this when she's hungry.
Do narwhals drink milk from their mother when they are older?
Narwhals do not drink milk from their mothers when they are older. Like most marine mammals, narwhal calves nurse from their mothers for a short period, typically around 20 months, during which they rely on their mother's milk for nourishment. After weaning, they transition to a diet of fish and squid and do not consume milk.
How long will narwhals stay with their parents?
Narwhal calves typically stay with their mothers for about one to two years. During this time, they rely on their mothers for nutrition and learn essential survival skills. After weaning, the young narwhals may continue to associate with their mothers during migration and foraging until they are more independent. Ultimately, they reach full maturity around 6 to 10 years of age.
How long does a baby moose nurse from its mother?
A baby moose, known as a calf, typically nurses from its mother for about 6 to 10 months. During this time, the calf relies on its mother's milk for nutrition, which is crucial for its growth and development. After weaning, calves may continue to stay with their mothers for up to a year, learning essential survival skills.
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.
What is the weaning weight for a pig?
The weaning weight for a pig typically ranges from 12 to 30 pounds, depending on breed, genetics, and feeding practices. Weaning weight is an important indicator of the piglet's growth and development during the lactation period.
What happens to bobby calves?
Bobby calves is an Australian term for orphaned or motherless calves. Bobby calves get spoiled and well-cared for by their human caretakers, getting milk, feed, shelter, bedding and water every day until they've grown up to be too old to nurse, and when they're able to forage for themselves. Some calves may be slaughtered as veal, others may not be slaughtered until they're around 14 to 20 months of age, and still others may grow up to be breeding cows and bulls.
