Weaning calves earlier saves money
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2007 |
| Descripción: | High milk replacer costs have all of us looking for ways to save money Getting cables off to a good start lets you wean them earlier. Latest estimates of average calf weaning age in the U.S. tell us that 70 percent of calves are weaned at 7 weeks of age or older. In addition, 25 percent of farms surveyed said they weaned calves at 9 weeks or later Con-sidering that calves with adequate rumen de-velopment can be physiologically ready for wean-ing as early as 3 weeks of age. many farms have a big-time opportunity to wean calves at younger ages and save money and time spent on them. Early weaning is not a new concept. but espe-cially in times when money a tight and milk re-placer costs are high, you may want to think about your current practice. |
| País: | Kérwá |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/91066 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10669/91066 |
| Palabra clave: | MONEY CATTLE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CALVES |