Just thought I' d share some readin I did this weekend. The name of the book slips my memory and when I find it I' ll edit this message but it touched on this subject.

First it basically said that if a calf isn' t old enough to survive without its mother by the time fall rolls around it probably isn' t big enough to survive the winter anyway. Those calves that are borderline will probably be accepted by another cow because they are such a community animal but have a slim chance of surviving if they don' t have a last minute growth spurt. I think a couple others already touched on both points but just thought I' d share it.