@conference {41406,
	title = {Interaction of gastro-intestinal nematodes and calf weaning management on beef cattle growth},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {63},
	year = {2003},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {61-65},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Queenstown},
	abstract = {An experiment was undertaken to study the effects of calf weaning management on growth rates and susceptibility to gastro-intestinal nematodes. Treatments were: weaned at 6 months (of age) and normal anthelmintic use; weaned at 6 months and no anthelmintics; weaned at 6 months yet grazed with dam until 9 months and no anthelmintics; weaned at 9 months and no anthelmintics. At 9 months of age, calf live weights for the four treatments were: 264, 253, 265 and 308 kg respectively (SED = 2.0). Faecal-egg counts and serum pepsinogen levels were not affected by weaning date. Milk consumption by the later weaned calves was 4.2 kg/day, resulting in herbage intakes being 25\% lower than calves in other treatments (P<0.01). When suckling calves to 9 months of age, the cost of this milk production to the cow was 26 kg live weight (SED = 6.3). Later weaning gave a substantial increase in calf live weight (P<0.001), which can be attributed to milk consumption. Faecal-egg counts and serum pepsinogen levels indicated that milk consumption did not have a direct effect on gastro-intestinal nematode burdens. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Boom CJ and Sheath GW and Vlassoff A}
}
