Show overfeeding OVER FEEDING IS CAUSE OF TROUBLE E it all calf often given too much milk or alfalfa hay overfeeding Over feeding of skim milk and alfalfa hay bay or filth in pens mangers mangera and feed buckets are the causes for most calf troubles says saya E A hanson dairy extension specialist university farm st paul when scours appear at once reduce the amount ot of milk and grain led fed advises mr hanson as well as changing to timothy hay bay it if alfalfa or clover is being fed polls falls and utensils for calf feeding should always be washed each day and placed in the sunlight newborn calves should be allowed to have the first or milk from their dams as this Is an aid to the digestive system whole milk should be fed for the first three or four weeks after this the change from whole milk to skim milk may be made by adding one cunil of skim milk and taking away one pound of whole milk dally daily until all skim milk Is being fed healthy vigorous calves can take one pound of skim milk for each 10 pounds of live weight until they are consuming 10 pounds dally daily after that nothing is gained by the feeding of additional quantities according to mr hanson when eight or ten days old calves will begin to nibble hay and should be given some clean bright clover and timothy hay bay alfalfa Is exell for older calves but frequently causes scours in young animals and therefore should be fed sparingly calves should be encouraged to eat grain e early arly ns as this will supply some of the food materials such as fat which are ar lacking to la skim milk A good feed mixture may be composed of SO 30 pounds ground oats 80 pounds ground corn 30 pounds bran and 10 pounds linseed oll meal calves under five months of age may be fed as much of this mixture os they will clean up twice a day older calves should be limited to 6 pounds or less depending on their age and growth |