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Date: | Tue, 12 May 1998 08:05:24 -0700 |
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Hi all,
Mary wrote:
>>>In the dairy industry, however, things are different. Humans don't drink
bovine colostrum so the dairy calves do get this from their mothers, but
are
weaned at a few days old because the dairy farmer gets more profit
feeding
cows milk to people than to dairy calves. These calves routinely get
"formula".<<<<
Well, perhaps on larger dairy farms this occurs, but any dairy farm I
have seen (and I must have seen many hundreds) uses cow milk that is not
destined for the milk tank. After the cow calves, the milk is withheld
from use for human consumption for 3 days. This milk is generally fed to
the calves. If there is not enough, there are usually a few cows whose
milk will be used. Milk replacer is expensive and calves seem to do
better on cow's milk, even if it isn't their own mother's milk. (Now,
where have I heard this before?)
Donna Hansen
Burnaby, BC (where I so rarely get to use my animal science education)
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