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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 8631803" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>easy, a more concentrated mix, colostrum is 'richer' than a normal powder mix.</p><p></p><p>what's the point of feeding a large volume of milk, which fills the calf up, when you can feed less volume, same amount of powder/colostrum, and they eat more cake ? Did some work with denkavit on that, back early 2000's, and amounts of powder fed, effect of temp, on feed utilisation, all very eye opening.</p><p></p><p>the whole objective in rearing calves, is to max feed to growth rates, which will never be as good again, in the animals life, the more quality food, you can get them to eat, the better the utilisation of feed/growth ratio. Nothing complicated about that, as long as fresh clean water, is available 24/7. They also eat more straw, which develops the rumen quicker, something that improves intakes, utilisation, all through its life.</p><p></p><p>We have a cheap system, that you don't agree with, all l can say, is according to the vets, calf specialists in feed companies, and the sale ring, it works exceedingly well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 8631803, member: 86168"] easy, a more concentrated mix, colostrum is 'richer' than a normal powder mix. what's the point of feeding a large volume of milk, which fills the calf up, when you can feed less volume, same amount of powder/colostrum, and they eat more cake ? Did some work with denkavit on that, back early 2000's, and amounts of powder fed, effect of temp, on feed utilisation, all very eye opening. the whole objective in rearing calves, is to max feed to growth rates, which will never be as good again, in the animals life, the more quality food, you can get them to eat, the better the utilisation of feed/growth ratio. Nothing complicated about that, as long as fresh clean water, is available 24/7. They also eat more straw, which develops the rumen quicker, something that improves intakes, utilisation, all through its life. We have a cheap system, that you don't agree with, all l can say, is according to the vets, calf specialists in feed companies, and the sale ring, it works exceedingly well. [/QUOTE]
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