Calf Rearing
eBook - ePub

Calf Rearing

A Practical Guide

  1. 228 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Calf Rearing

A Practical Guide

About this book

Calf Rearing is recognised as one of the most informative and accessible guides on the subject, covering growth, nutrition, health and behaviour, with descriptions of various calf raising systems and facilities.

John Moran, an expert in the field, also gives considerable coverage to calf welfare, post weaning management and calf communication. Practical economic information on feedstuffs, labour requirements and losses is provided to assist producers in selecting the most appropriate calf rearing system for their farms.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Foreword
  5. Contents
  6. About the author
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chemical warning
  9. Chapter 1: Introduction
  10. Chapter 2: The principles of digestion of feed in calves
  11. Chapter 3: The importance of colostrum to newborn calves
  12. Chapter 4: Nutrient requirements of calves
  13. Chapter 5: Obtaining the calves
  14. Chapter 6: Milk feeding of calves
  15. Chapter 7: Calf milk replacers
  16. Chapter 8: Solid feeds for calves
  17. Chapter 9: Communicating with the calf
  18. Chapter 10: Disease prevention in calves
  19. Chapter 11: Housing of calves
  20. Chapter 12: Welfare aspects of calf rearing
  21. Chapter 13: Post-weaning management
  22. Chapter 14: Economics of calf rearing
  23. Chapter 15: Best management practices for rearing dairy replacement heifer
  24. Appendix 1: John Moran’s 10 golden rules of calf rearing
  25. Appendix 2: John Moran’s golden rules of heifer rearing
  26. Appendix 3: Glossary of technical terms
  27. Appendix 4: Further reading