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Dairy Calves Can Safely Be Fed Once A Day, R A. Bettenay
Dairy Calves Can Safely Be Fed Once A Day, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE sale of milk rather than butterfat has increased greatly in the past few years and less than half the dairy farmers in Western Australia now own cream separators.
Feeding whole milk once a day can be successful for raising dairy calves, even in winter when calf rearing is most difficult.
A recent experiment at Wokalup Research Station showed that satisfactory weight gains can be achieved if liquid milk is fed only once a day from a very early age. Trial calves gained I lb a head a day over the 12 weeks of the experiment.
Once-a-day feeding greatly reduces …
Once A Day Calf Feeding, R A. Bettenay
Once A Day Calf Feeding, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Trials at Wokalup Research Station in 1970 proved that calves could be successfully reared with once a day liquid milk feeding, providing a high protein meal was continually available.
This trial was carried out to see if the high protein meal was essential for the success of the once a day feeding system.