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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 87-88-S; Report of progress (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station); 506; Dairy; Milk intake; Calf performance; Stress; Weaning
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Effect Of Milk Intake And Method Of Weaning On Calf Performance And Stress In An Early-Weaning Program (1986), P. Flynn, P.G. Reddy, J.L. Morrill, Jeffrey S. Stevenson
Effect Of Milk Intake And Method Of Weaning On Calf Performance And Stress In An Early-Weaning Program (1986), P. Flynn, P.G. Reddy, J.L. Morrill, Jeffrey S. Stevenson
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Feeding milk at 8% of birthweight and gradual weaning resulted in the most consistent increases in weekly weight gain, highest overall weight gain, and greatest increases in dry feed consumption during an 8-wk trial compared to feeding milk at 8% and abrupt weaning, at 10% and gradual weaning, or at 10% and abrupt weaning. By 8 wk, the 8% gradually-weaned calves also had higher levels of serum protein and lower levels of urea nitrogen in blood than calves in other treatment groups. Therefore, the 8% gradual-weaning program was determined to be the most appropriate for early weaning of dairy calves.; …