Spring calves – getting feeding and management right
Providing calves a suitable environment for them and rearing them with optimum performance take skill and precision, writes independent ruminant nutritonist Brian Reidy.
It is the busiest time of year on dairy farms, with cows calving at pace by now. As we all know, at this time of year, time and labour are precious commodities and making the best value of both is a juggling act around calving season.
Calving cows down with minimal complication with a live calf, getting colostrum into the calf, introducing them to the farm's milk feeding system, providing a suitable environment for them and rearing them with optimum performance take skill and precision.
