Advice for dairy farmers: Two proven ways to cut calf working time

Feeding calves milk once per day (OAD) from three weeks of age had no impact on calf weight at 77 days.

However, it did significantly reduce the time spent caring for the calf.

Consequently, the recommendation is to feed calves milk OAD from three weeks of age, while offering them their concentrate feed at a separate time later in the day.