Early Weaning

Make Weaning About the Cow

Victoria G Myers
By  Victoria G. Myers , Progressive Farmer Senior Editor
It's important to minimize stress as calves and cows go their separate ways. (Progressive Farmer photo by Sam Wirzba)
Ask most cattle producers about weaning programs, and you'll get a number. Usually, it's the age of the calves when they wean them; sometimes, it's a weight range. But weaning decisions, Ron Gill says, should be about the cow.

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Victoria Myers