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Presentations from our “Giving Calves the Best Start” Meeting, 3rd December 2014
Following on from feedback from the calf rearing meeting we held earlier in the month please find the presentations from Sarah Bolt (DairyCo) on calf nutrition, Peter Plate (EVG) on metabolic programming and Jim Willshire (EVG) on milk replacers below:
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Dairy Heifer Weigh Band Conversion Tool
During our recent “Giving Calves the Best Start” meeting we discussed the use of a weigh band to determine calf weights, as a result of the demand for a conversion tool we have put together a calculator based on the work … Continue reading
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GUEST POST: Focus on the next generation (Sarah Bolt – DairyCo Extension Officer – Devon)
Following on from Sarah’s great presentation at our Dairy Discussion Group she has kindly put together the following summary: Successful dairy farmers recognise the importance of heifer rearing as an investment for the future of their dairy business. Accounting for … Continue reading
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