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COWS-fed-barely-sprouting-fodders, page : 4
Bulls have been known to kill their herdsman.
Gain trust – never let it lose respect for your dominance.
Do not make a pet out of a steer (young bull).
Calves:
Avoid buying calves with runny nose, cough, runny eyes, droopy ears, or dull attitude. If a calf is sick when you bring it home, it will become more sick on account of being taken from one place to another because they have been separated from familiar surroundings etc. and you run the risk of it dieing.
If you buy a calf that has not been weaned and never been away from its mother, expect problems when you get it home. It will try to get back to her, most likely won't eat and pace up and down and bawl. It is a stressful time and it will be most prone to illness especially in cold weather. If the weather is dry or dusty the dust can irritate his lungs and subject him to pneumonia.
A newly weaned calf has a problem it will still search for its mother and try to escape through a hole in a fence. The calf should not be put out to pasture until it gets over this period and feels secure. If you are buying two calves it is much easier to deal with than one.
Calves must have been weaned for at least three weeks before being vaccinated.
Heifers:
Selecting a good heifer (a young female) for breeding purposes is different from selecting a steer to fatten for beef.
The biggest, fattest heifer doesn't always make the best cow.
If there is too much fat in the young developing udder it will hinder the heifer's milk production later on. Her calves will not grow as well as those born to a medium sized heifer.
Gain trust – never let it lose respect for your dominance.
Do not make a pet out of a steer (young bull).
Calves:
Avoid buying calves with runny nose, cough, runny eyes, droopy ears, or dull attitude. If a calf is sick when you bring it home, it will become more sick on account of being taken from one place to another because they have been separated from familiar surroundings etc. and you run the risk of it dieing.
If you buy a calf that has not been weaned and never been away from its mother, expect problems when you get it home. It will try to get back to her, most likely won't eat and pace up and down and bawl. It is a stressful time and it will be most prone to illness especially in cold weather. If the weather is dry or dusty the dust can irritate his lungs and subject him to pneumonia.
A newly weaned calf has a problem it will still search for its mother and try to escape through a hole in a fence. The calf should not be put out to pasture until it gets over this period and feels secure. If you are buying two calves it is much easier to deal with than one.
Calves must have been weaned for at least three weeks before being vaccinated.
Heifers:
Selecting a good heifer (a young female) for breeding purposes is different from selecting a steer to fatten for beef.
The biggest, fattest heifer doesn't always make the best cow.
If there is too much fat in the young developing udder it will hinder the heifer's milk production later on. Her calves will not grow as well as those born to a medium sized heifer.