With the changing of seasons comes a change in farmer schedules. In a few weeks many beef farmers will begin weaning calves off of the cows on pasture. This is a stressful time for both the cow and calf. “Traditional” weaning calls for an abrupt separation of the cow and calf. This results in the dreaded bawling of cattle for about a week or two. This is not pleasant for the cattle, your neighbors, or you if you live anywhere in the vicinity.
While the “traditional” method abov
Weaning is the process of acclimating a mammal to eating food other than milk and removing dependency on the mother. In nature this process occurs gradually, over time. After hitting the peak of lactation, the milk supply from the mother will slowly decrease. At the same time the milk supply decrease is occurring, the social bond between mother and offspring is being reduced. By the time milk supply is decreasing, the offspring is starting to eat other foods. The mother will then start
