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Weaning option for The Midwest Cattleman · April 23, 2020 · P7

fall-calving herds

Cow-calf producers may find two-stage
weaning process useful

By Donald Stotts
Cattle producers with recover with the dam. is weaned from
Ward reminded produc- the cow. A nose
fall-calving herds who are ers not to overlook two-stage flap is used to
contemplating upcoming weaning. In a two-stage prevent the calf
weaning choices have sever- weaning process, the calf is
al options to reduce animal weaned from milk before it continued on
stress. page 18
“Many people eat a lot when
they are stressed, but calves
tend to do the opposite,” said
Earl H. Ward, Oklahoma State
University Extension area
livestock specialist for north-
eastern Oklahoma. “This can
lead to health concerns such
as depressed immune sys-
tems and an increase in the
number of diseased animals
post-weaning.”
There are a variety of ways
to reduce stress during wean-
ing. Popular options include
but are not limited to working
calves a few weeks prior to
weaning and fence-line wean-
ing. Both give calves time to

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