The longer the calf is allowed to remain with the cow the greater will be the disturbance when it is taken away. It is perhaps best to remove the calf within 12 hours, but it should be left long enough to have a good drink of its mother's milk.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 87, Issue 1, 15 July 1953, Page 35
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49The longer the calf is allowed to remain with the cow the greater will be the disturbance when it is taken away. It is perhaps best to remove the calf within 12 hours, but it should be left long enough to have a good drink of its mother's milk. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 87, Issue 1, 15 July 1953, Page 35
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