Show yearling Ye arlinn heifers heffers thrive on plenty of roughage rou heifers heffers Hei fers like older cows are capable of utilizing large amounts ol of roughage dr george E taylor extension dairyman at rutgers U says that feeding heifers heffers all the roughage they will eat is a grain saving practice worth considering yearling heifers heffers can be successfully raised on roughage alone from one year of age to two months prior to freshening dr taylor reports during summer heifers heffers must be provided abundant pasture in order to make good gains on pasture alone this can best be done by a system dyste m of rotation grazing A large group df holstein and guernsey heifers heffers dairy research farm sussex county averaged a gain of one and a fifth pounds per day on pasture alone holsteins gained an average of one and a half haaf pounds and one pound in winter the same group ol of heifert heifers liei fers on hay and silage alone gained from a fifth f of a pound to ane pound a day during the entire period the heifers heffers were normal and carried plenty of flesh heifers heffers under one year of age must be fed some grain to grow normally the required amount depends upon the quality of roughage dougha ae fed f ed however baby calves can be b e raised on a minimum minim um amount of milk and changed to dry feed at ave to six weeks of age resulting in a saving of both milk and grain some dairymen may be tempted to discontinue raising heifers heffers in or ier to conserve grain dr taylor says but this would be a shortsighted program from the standpoint of the future dairy industry however do not waste feed by raising poor heifers heffers hei fers select only the best heifers heffers for replacements |