Calf Removal: A Way to Stimulate Reproduction in Cows
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2003-10-08
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Cows that are slow to breed or fail to breed are costly to producers. One of the factors that delays the resumption of estrous activity in a cow--and subsequent breeding--is nursing stress. Removing a calf from a dam, either short-term or permanently, can reduce such stress. This publication discusses the conditions that warrant altering nursing activity and methods to do so
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4 pp.
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Beef cattle