Orphan calves find a new mother to raise them during drought

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Tamworth farmer Cathy Hockings finds plenty of love among drought-affected orphaned calves.

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ABC Rural: Lara WebsterDr Austin said with very little green feed available for cows and calves, vitamin A deficiencies become an issue, so injections might be needed to increase levels.For those who make the decision to wean calves early, there are some important things to consider.

North West Local Land Services livestock officer Sally Balmain said energy requirements for a cow decreased by about 60 per cent when a calf was weaned. Therefore, during drought early weaning becomes more common, but Ms Balmain said there were a number of things to be considered when doing so, in particular, the type and amount of feed calves needed once weaned.

"Make sure the food that you've got is suitable for the class of animal, so the littler we go the more onto the diet we need to be," Ms Balmain said."Because they're only little, they can't fit much [in], so we need to make sure that they get what they need out of what they fit in."

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