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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Calves, Feeding frequency, Cost analysis
Disciplines
Agricultural Economics | Comparative Nutrition | Dairy Science
First Page Number
107
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
The usual method of hand rearing dairy calves involves twice daily feeding of milk or milk substitutes.
This routine adds considerably to the labour necessary at milking time and may have prevented many farmers from putting much effort into dairy beef production.
The report below comes from a 1969 trial carried out at Bramley Research Station to see if once-daily calf feeding was as effective as twice daily feeding.
The trial's results should be considered as early findings from a series of trials being conducted into calf rearing regimes by both the Animal and Dairying Divisions of the Department of Agriculture.
Recommended Citation
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
(1970)
"Once daily calf feeding lowers rearing costs,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 11:
No.
5, Article 7.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol11/iss5/7