Dairy Technical
As we head towards Christmas and the New Year, preparations need to be begin for the arrival and feeding of calves on farms.
Feeding calves on dairy farms takes a lot of work, especially on spring-calving farms where a lot of calves are born in a short period of time.
The feeding of transition milk of calves can offer a number of benefits, including reduced levels of sickness in calves.
Stomach tubing is the most effective way of ensuring a calf receives adequate and high quality colostrum shortly after birth.
