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366: Successful dairy calf weaning
Written by Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
A successful weaning programme reduces stress, disease, and ensures dairy calves maintain target growth rates so they will enter your herd at the optimum time. And since adult cows will spend half their time ruminating, developing a calf’s rumen is critical if you want them to utilise energy for efficient production in later life.
In this episode, AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Alan McFadzean is joined by dairy farmer Johnnie Sloan and vet Ali Haggarty to discuss the practical aspects of weaning calves and the practices we should be aiming for.
We are currently running a series of practical on-farm meetings across the country to help farmers improve calf weaning. Visit our website to find your nearest event.
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