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Show Millard County Progress Fillmore. Utah 84631 April 5, 1974 Suggestions for feeding calves Feeding dairy calves Is both an art and a science. It reand exquires know-hoperience. Above all. It must be done with consistent care. It is not a task to leave to the children One successful Utah dairyman stated, "How those calves CBTCOT w 0000 are raised to provide replace- ments for the herd means the difference to me between profit and loss, between success and failure In .thg datrv business. We constantly must keep In mind that we are dealing with n babv that U higha ly susceptible to Indigestion and Infections." Dr. GerogeE. Stidard, head, Department of Dtarv Sciences Utah State University says to avoid digestive troubles! one rule is paramount; never over-.ee- J milk or fluids to the calf, especially at a young age. The temperature of the milk Is not critical. Though most successful dairymen prefer to feed It about body temperature, others have had equally good success feeding It cold. Whichever you choose to use, be connew-bor- DOSS A GUALITY EC :.1S 7ACIG Tlf.lG? & hundreds of mon hours, and it's all done in our in a matter of days and coordinated by a real skilled craftsmen factory by INTERSTATE local your professional you betl Hundreds ... BUILDER-DEALE- PETERSON R. MACliiME & SUPPLY sistent. He says your calves ate apt FILLMORE FHA - VA to have lets gsstrle upsets If you feed them with nipple palls cr nipple bottles than tf you feed them with open palls. Be careful to properly clean and store all equipment after each feeding. The most important feeding of etirs life will do moat to saveof That's t feeding Its life. colostrum soon afterbirth. The calf may suckle It or you may milk It out and feed It to the . . . Gill NOW for your Instant Home! hum mw, J txcfufwf rd Remember that colostrum contains Important antibodies to protect the calf against local disease organisms. The calf can absorb these into Its system for 12 hours or more after birth If this Is the first feed it has consumed. Colostrum is also high In vitamin A or carotene and other nutrients and It promotes normal function of the Intestliial trr.ct. Thai colostrum not need for the newborn calf may be diluted with equal parts of water and fed to other calves. You may freeze some for later use with calves whose mothers do not provide any colost rom. Feed the calf about four quarts of milk and or colost rum dally, depending on Its size. Most dairy men use two feedings a day. But research at USU Dairy Farm has shown that calves will do well when fed once a day If the feeding is properly managed. research and exOther shown that you may has perience be able to obtain substantial savings by substituting other feeds for milk If you do U with These feeds Include caution. eommerlcal milk replacer, milk that sour some or contains an antibiotic reidue but ts not gargety or clabbered, and colostrum that has been permitted to ferment. Other research has shown that pickled" colostrum can be fed successfully If It is diluted with equal parts of water Just before feeding and fed at rates suggested for milk or milk re -non-wean- ed noa-salab- le piscer. Begin soon to feed a nutritious dry calf starter supplement of about 18 to 20 per-ceGt It to the protein. cslf free choice up to a mix calf free choice up to a maximum of fle pounds dally. At month of age you about t may start adding a simple grain mix and still get good growth on the calf. Increase the proportion of grain until It has totally replaced the starter, when the calf Is shout four months of age. Five pounds of supplement is sufficient for growth. If the heifers sre still growing well, you can gradually remove the grain mu from their diet at about 10 months of tge. Starting the week of birth, you may feed good quality alfalfa hay free choice. During the past re season, you may mil the calves lo futPr ures tf you provide them access to alfatfs hay, and feed the milk or milk substitute, calf starter and grata as described. Dont overlook the importance of water. During coot weather milk may supply sufficient water, During hot weather, give the calves supplemental water between feedings until water is available free choice. Get the calve accustomed to free access to water during or shortly after the perl ad. 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