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Cutting Costs In Calf Rearing, N A. Scott
Cutting Costs In Calf Rearing, N A. Scott
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
RAISING calves as herd replacements and as a sideline to provide added income is becoming increasingly popular.
This is particularly noticeable since the inception of the Artificial Breeding Scheme whereby farmers are at liberty to breed herd replacements from their most productive cows and use semen from beef breeds for the poorer types.
Can Heifers Be Fed Too Well?, Laurence C. Snook
Can Heifers Be Fed Too Well?, Laurence C. Snook
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
DURING recent years, emphasis has been given to the results of experiments conducted overseas, which appear to show that when heifers are generously fed, this reduces their ability to produce milk in later life.
As a result, some dairymen now believe that heifer calves should be kept lean rather than in prime condition.
It has become common to hear statements to the effect that generous feeding encourages calves to become "beefy," at the expense of the milk-producing attributes which are essential in a dairy cow.