Dairy Star • Saturday, April 14, 2012 • Page 27
Grasp Firmly. Then Apply Science.
You wouldn’t feed this baby just twice a day. Calves are babies too. If left to nurse naturally, the average 100-lb. calf will nurse 6-10 times per day, consume 1.9 to 2.8 gallons of milk, and gain 2-3 lbs. per day.
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“…NeoTec4 ® alters some immune and inflammatory responses, including increasing titers to bovine viral diarrhea and respiratory parainfluenza-3 vaccinations, reduces scours, reduces medical treatments for clostridium sickness, and improves growth rates and feed efficiency.”
A conclusion from the most recent of 8 expert reviewed journal articles developing the understanding and use of fatty acids in calf feeds. The 8 articles report the results of 20 U.S. trials on more than 1,100 calves.
With an Urban automatic calf feeder, you can optimize early growth potential, minimize mortality and make better use of your milk replacer or milk.
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From the Journal of Dairy Science 94:3936–3948 (2011)
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