Re: Calves fed pastuerized milk... (was:Re: New poll for )

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Most calves on a dairy farm are eating solids by two to three weeks of age

and weaned off from milk at 6 to 8 weeks of age. Calves left on there mother

will also start to nibble beside mom at a very early age. They learn what to

eat from mom.

Hope this helps

Idol wrote:

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> >Just to continue the discussion, I would only feel comfortable if it

> >were removed or changed to " many [sustainable] farmers have noticed

> >that calves fed pasteurized milk do not grow up as big and healthy as

> >calves fed raw milk " . Even if there we could produce a cite for the

> >current version, it would contradict the day to day hands on

> >experience of thousands of dairymen and women across the country. It

> >will trigger their " fringe group/animal rights BS " meter. How many

> >times have these guys been confronted with evidence from animal

> >rights activists that they know is BS and written them off as

> >idealistic city folks that don't a damn thing about how farming

> >really works?

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> The thing is, though, is ANYONE feeding calves a diet of just pasteurized

> milk? Milk replacers have all sorts of other ingredients and

> fortifications, perhaps because they're cheap fillers to round out the milk

> derivatives they include, perhaps because the milk derivatives they

> include, being processed, simply aren't adequate for calf nutrition. If

> (if) it's true that calves fed only pasteurized milk die, then it doesn't

> necessarily clash at all with farmers' experiences.

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> The other question I have, though, is whether calves in the wild go their

> first six months consuming only milk. I've read (and I think it's been

> posted here) that calves fed pasteurized milk and supplemented with grain,

> grass, hay, etc., survive. If calves in the wild are eating solid food

> during their first few months, then a calf fed exclusively milk of any kind

> during the first six months isn't entirely meaningful.

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