. 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 285 Roots are also a satisfactory succulent feed, and pasture is excellent for calves old enough to make good use of it. To avoid scours, they should be accustomed to grass gradually, being turned to pasture for only an hour the first day. Another method is to accustom them to green feed by giving increasing allowances of soilage before turning to pasture. It is well not to
. 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 285 Roots are also a satisfactory succulent feed, and pasture is excellent for calves old enough to make good use of it. To avoid scours, they should be accustomed to grass gradually, being turned to pasture for only an hour the first day. Another method is to accustom them to green feed by giving increasing allowances of soilage before turning to pasture. It is well not to turn spring or summer calves to pasture until they are 2 to 4 months old, for there is less trouble from scours and the young things suffer less from the flies and heat. Birth weights and gains of calves.—The average birth weight of calves of the leading dairy breeds is as follows: Jersey, 55 lbs.; Guern-. Fig. 80.—Rack and Trough for Feeding Hat and Grain The growing heifer should be encouraged to eat plenty of roughage in order to develop a roomy digestive tract. (From Hoard's Dairyman.) sey, 71; Ayrshire, 76; and Holstein, 89. Bull calves are heavier than heifers, and calves from mature cows are somewhat heavier at birth than those from heifers. Properly fed on skim milk, along with suitable grains and roughage, the thrifty calf should gain about lbs. daily for the first 4 to 6 months. The aim should be not to fatten the calf but to keep it in a vigorous, growing condition. Calves should be amply supplied with pure, fresh water, a point which is often neglected, and as soon as they begin to eat grain and hay they should get salt, the same as do older 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
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