. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. RAISING DAIRY CATTLE 281 If the cow is a heavy milker the calf should not be allowed to gorge lest scours result. After each feeding the cow should be stripped clean. When the cow's udder is caked, leaving the calf with her will aid in reducing inflammation. The calf is best taught to drink milk from the pail by using the fingers. If it goes 12 to 24 hours without being fed, or until it be- come
. Feeds and feeding abridged : the essentials of the feeding, care, and management of farm animals, including poultry : adapted and condensed from Feeds and feeding (16th ed.). Feeds; Animal nutrition. RAISING DAIRY CATTLE 281 If the cow is a heavy milker the calf should not be allowed to gorge lest scours result. After each feeding the cow should be stripped clean. When the cow's udder is caked, leaving the calf with her will aid in reducing inflammation. The calf is best taught to drink milk from the pail by using the fingers. If it goes 12 to 24 hours without being fed, or until it be- comes genuinely hungry, much less difficulty will be experienced in the first lesson. Many of the calf feeding devices on the market are unsatisfactory, and all are dangerous unless extreme care is exer- cised in cleansing and sterilizing Fig. 78.—Thrifty, Promising Heifers Eaised on Skim Milk With proper feeding and care, skim milk calves develop into just as good cows as those fed whole milk until weaning time. (From Wisconsin Station.) The young calf has a small stomach and naturally takes milk fre- quently and in small quantities. Too large an allowance of milk produces indigestion and scours. For the first day or two only 5 to 6 lbs. should be fed, or somewhat more for a large, lusty calf, the allowance being divided between 2 feedings, tho some advocate feed- ing 3 or 4 times a day at first. The milk should be as fresh as pos- sible and at blood heat, as determined by a thermometer. The allow- ance of milk should be gradually increased, but over-feeding, a com- mon cause of poor success in calf rearing, should be avoided. A. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry, W. A. (William Arnon), 1850-1932; Morrison, F. B. (Frank Barron), 1887-1958. Madison, Wis. , The Henry-Morrison company
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