Heather Smith Thomas is bringing a series of articles about ranch management basics to help educate those new to the beef industry and dust off the knowledge of long ime cattle producers. These basics are especially important as we seek to gain value from preconditioning programs. She reviews two lower-stress weaning methods: fence-line weaning and nose flaps.
There are many ways to wean calves. The goal is to wean them with the least stress possible: to keep calves healthy, growing and gaining weight without any setbacks.
Source: BEEF, July 2019, page 16. Link.
Also see: Ranching 101: Rotational grazing offers many benefits, BEEF, May 6, 2019. Link. Article 1 in ranch management series.