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cattle farmers are familiar with the stress associated with weaning
calves from their dams. Broken fences and bawling
cattle are well known symptoms of a process that also leads
to a loss of condition and weight
in both calves and cows.
This
stressful process has led to a sound solution devised by Whole Concepts.
In 1997 they designed a removable, spiky plastic NoseRingTM that fits in to the nose of the calf to be weaned. As the calf
tries to suckle, the spikes irritate the soft under parts of
the cow and she moves away. This discourages the calf from suckling,
but the cow is still there, her
comforting presence reducing the weaning stress on both
the calf and the cow.
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These
EasyWeanTM
NoseRingsTM have been tested
extensively since 1997 and they have been found to
offer an enormous management advantage
to beef producers who use them. No broken fences, no bawling
cattle, easier grazing planning, simplified herd management and an
average 95 percent effective weaning are some of the advantages. In addition, they have also
proven to provide a significant
production advantage and greater
profitability through eliminating stress caused
by separation. Cows put on condition and
calves continue to grow during weaning. EasyWeanTM
NoseRingsTM
provide a humane and effective weaning method -
wean with ease, no stress, next to the
mother.
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