dairy calf drinking milk

Feed more milk as temperature drops

In general terms, increase the amount of milk (or milk replacer) fed by about 
two per cent for every 1 degree C when the temperature drops below 20 C

Newborn dairy calves, until about a month old raised in an unheated or cold facilities, often struggle with poor growth rates and are more susceptible to disease. By assuring a high plane of dietary milk energy, dairy producers can largely avoid bringing a winter energy crisis inside the calf barn. In order to survive the […] Read more