. Cattle and their diseases. Cattle. THE RAISING OF CALVES. m. FROLICKSOME. very much disposed to lick and suck every thing which comes within their reach, which seems to be the way in which Nature teaches them to supply their stomachs with saliva. But though sucking their dams may be most advantageous in that respect, yet it has also some disadvantages. The cow is always morej injured than the calf is benefited by that mode of feeding. She be- comes so fond of •JeM^ the calf that she does not, for a long time after, yield her milk freely to the dairyman. The calf does not when young draw off
. Cattle and their diseases. Cattle. THE RAISING OF CALVES. m. FROLICKSOME. very much disposed to lick and suck every thing which comes within their reach, which seems to be the way in which Nature teaches them to supply their stomachs with saliva. But though sucking their dams may be most advantageous in that respect, yet it has also some disadvantages. The cow is always morej injured than the calf is benefited by that mode of feeding. She be- comes so fond of •JeM^ the calf that she does not, for a long time after, yield her milk freely to the dairyman. The calf does not when young draw off the milk completely, and when it is taken off by the hand, the cow withholds a part of her milk, and, whenever a cow's udder is not completely emptied every time she is milked, the lactic secretion—as before stated—is thereby diminished. Feeding of calves by hand is also, in various respects, ad- vantageous. Instead of depending on the uncertain, or per- haps precarious supply of the dam> which may be more at first than the young animal can consume or digest, and at other times too little for its supply, its food can, by hand- feeding, be regulated to suit the age, appetite, and the pur- poses for which the calf is intended ; other admixtures or substitutes can be introduced into the milk, and the quantity gradually increased or withdrawn at pleasure. This is highly necessary when the calves are reared for stock. The milk is 12. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jennings, Robert, 1824-1893. Philadelphia, J. E. Potter;
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