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  • Panhandle Perspective: Managing Early Weaned Calves

    Karla Wilke, Cow-Calk Range Management Specialist|Sep 1, 2021

    This article and other research-based beef news are available on beef.unl.edu, Nebraska Extension’s beef cattle production website. Interviews with the authors of BeefWatch newsletter articles become available throughout the month of publication and are accessible at https://go.unl.edu/podcast. Early weaning of calves may be advantageous in times of drought, when cows are in a confinement system, or as a body condition management tool for very young or old cows. Early weaning is typically d...