@article {51373,
	title = {Effects of restricted suckling on forage intake of range calves},
	journal = {Journal of Range Management},
	volume = {49},
	year = {1996},
	note = {Permission to post articles granted by the Society for Range Management; www.rangelands.org.},
	month = {1996},
	pages = {290-293},
	abstract = {<p class="rtejustify">Twenty two-year-old primiparous Angus X Hereford cows and their heifer calves were used to study effects of milk consumption on calf performance, suckling behavior, and forage intake. Ten cow-calf pairs were allotted to each of 2 treatments on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis [H.B.K.] Lag.) rangeland. Calves from 5 cows were prevented from suckling the rear udder quarters for 4 weeks to reduce milk intake by 32\% when calves averaged 71 +/- 4 days of age. The other 5 calves were allowed to suckle normally. Four 12-day sampling periods were conducted from June through September. Calves from the control treatment weighed more (P \&lt; 0.05) than restricted calves in each period and at weaning. Calves from the restricted treatment did not (P \&gt; 0.10) suckle longer or more frequently than control calves during any sampling period. Forage organic matter intake was not (P \&gt; 0.10) different between cows or calves from either group at any date. Milk production was not different (P \&gt; 0.10) between groups 1 month after restriction periods were terminated. Calves on 4 week milk restriction did not increase forage organic matter intake and had decreased weaning weights compared to control animals.</p>
},
	keywords = {blue grama, Bouteloua gracilis, buffalograss, cow, feeding behavior, milk intake, milk restriction, rangelands},
	doi = {10.2307/4002585 },
	url = {/files/bibliography/503.pdf},
	author = {Sowell, B.F. and Wallace, J.D. and Branine, M.E. and Hubbert, M.E. and E.L. Fredrickson and Bowman, J.G.}
}
