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Once-a-day calf feeding

Once-a-day calf feeding

FromThe Dairy Edge


Once-a-day calf feeding

FromThe Dairy Edge

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Mar 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this week's episode of The Dairy Edge podcast we speak to calf expert Emer Kennedy. Emer talks us through labour saving techniques around the calf rearing process from now until weaning. She explains that once-a-day calf feeding will reduce the labour input around calf care by one-third.

Research has shown there is no difference in average daily gain between calves fed once-a-day or twice-a-day but there was a significant reduction in labour.

For more information:

https://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/publications/2017/Section3-Milk-feeding.pdf

https://www.teagasc.ie/media/website/publications/2018/CalfcareeventBooklet.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyhwegNyjls
Released:
Mar 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Dairy Edge is Teagasc’s dairy podcast for farmers. Presented by Emma-Louise Coffey with the latest information, insights and opinion to improve your dairy farm performance. Visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/