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continued from page 9 4.The Maternal Bond. a distraction and delay the dry matter per day post calv-

3.Nursing. Standing and After steps 2 and 3 are com- process. ing. This is even more criti-
nursing are extremely criti- plete the majority of the bond- Remember the nutritional cal if you are calving out cows
cal so that a calf ingests an ing process is established, requirements of the cow or and heifers that are thinner
adequate amount of colos- but will continue to strength- heifer will increase dramat- than a body condition score
trum in the first few hours en over the next several days. ically once she begins lac- five. Cows in a body condi-
of life to acquire passive im- During the first few hours tation. The general rule of tion of 5 – 6 are better pre-
munity as well as energy and post-calving the cow or heif- thumb is at least 25% more. pared to produce adequate
other nutrients to maintain er identifies her own calf and The dry cow in the last tri- quantity and quality of milk
body heat. In order to have the calf learns who its moth- mester of pregnancy meeting and colostrum needed to get
the best chance of survival, er is. If all is proceeding nor- her nutritional requirements a calf off to a good start.
a calf needs adequate colos- mally a little privacy is best. on 24 pounds of forage dry
trum within two hours of Too much interference by hu- matter per day will need 30 -
being born. A calf begins to mans or other animals can be 31 pounds of the same forage
lose its ability to absorb anti-
bodies from colostrum with-
in six hours following birth RUGGED,
and nearly all by 24 hours
after birth. Any time you
assist the birth of a calf, you
should consider giving co- PERFORMANCE DRIVEN
lostrum with an esophageal
tube feeder to the calf before
leaving the new pair on their BULLS
own. First calf heifers with
less experience than cows
may require a higher level of
management and assistance
in order to allow steps 2 and
3 to take place. A squeeze
chute or head catch will be
handy if you find yourself
in the situation of assisting
with the nursing process.

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