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Supplementing Calves With Tallow : Results Of A Trial At Wokalup Research Station, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Supplementing Calves With Tallow : Results Of A Trial At Wokalup Research Station, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE removal of butterfat from milk by separation, reduces the energy content of the milk by about 50 per cent., and must slow the growth of calves unless extra energy is provided from some other source.
In the dairying districts of Western Australia, there has been considerable interest in recent years in the addition of homogenised tallow to skim milk to provide extra energy.
Good calves have been produced by this means.
Dry Supplements Reduce Labour And Cost Of Calf Rearing, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Dry Supplements Reduce Labour And Cost Of Calf Rearing, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
The conventional method of hand rearing dairy calves in Western Australia calls for the feeding of whole milk, skim milk and/or milk substitutes for periods of up to 16 weeks.
This requirement for milk and labour has often prevented beef production from becoming a major sideline on many wholemilk and butterfat farms.
The two trials reported below* were carried out at Bramley Research Station to see if milk consumption and time to weaning could be reduced by free-feeding hay and cereal based supplements.