Agriland Media is delighted to collaborate with Volac Milk Replacers Ireland Ltd. to bring you the ‘Calf Rearing Series’.
How do you ensure healthy calf rearing practices over the winter months, particularly when the temperature drops?
Increasing the amount of milk you are feeding your newborn calves during cold weather should be a fundamental part of the answer.
Liam Gannon from Volac Milk Replacers Ltd. explained that during periods of cold weather, pre-weaned calves require more energy to keep warm – so less energy is available for growth and their immune system.
He said that a cold calf must divert milk energy away from growth towards keeping warm and possibly even to fight off a disease challenge.
It is therefore important to feed enough milk during the winter…