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Re: Winter calving? Why?
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Posted by R. John Johnson on February 16, 2006 at 06:58:59 from (205.200.43.46):
In Reply to: Winter calving? Why? posted by IaGary on February 15, 2006 at 13:52:33:
Here in Manitoba you either calve in the winter or in the fall. Purebred breeders tend to calve in January up here. With the ground frozen there is a lot less problem with scours. If the cow is a good mother she will lick the calf clean and stimulate him to get up and suck. It means more facilities and work, but it is worth it here. Any calf born after mid May is too small when the peak growth of forage occurs. If the calf misses that peak growth you will have to background them all winter before they are big enough to sell. John
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