With colder weather here, retired NDSU Extension Associate Professor of Livestock Stewardship, Gerald Stokka, reminds ranchers to focus on stress reduction for calves heading into weaning. “One of the biggest things that we sometimes forget is, if at all possible, before weaning, put the cows and all the calves together in one spot. Doing that will relieve some of the stress of co-mingling unfamiliar calves. Calf health post weaning is going to be much better when you can bring all the groups together.”
