Calf rearing primary goal is double birth weight in 56 days

Good nutrition is fundamental to animal health, welfare and productivity.

During the recent Animal Health Ireland and Teagasc Calf Care Virtual Week, Pauline O’Driscoll, Teagasc dairy adviser, Skibbereen, asked Teagasc researcher Dr Emer Kennedy and Teagasc nutritionist Dr Joe Patton about the guidelines for feeding milk and concentrates in the diet of the calf.

The primary goal of the rearing phase is to double the birth weight of the calf by 56 days of age.