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Farmers are being urged to assess their heifers over winter and take action to correct any weight issues following reports this summer’s grazing shortages and heat stress have impacted growth rates.
Rearing dairy heifer calves is one of a dairy farmers’ biggest annual expenses accounting for around 20% of production costs, despite heifers yielding no income until their first lactation and little profit until their second year.
CalfStart Multistart milk replacer and Ambition Calf are proving the perfect combination for Ann Harper who rears around 125 dairy cross calves a year.
Feeding ‘teenage’ heifers high levels of digestible undegradable protein (DUP) can significantly increase growth rates and hip height, whilst potentially reducing heifer rearing feed costs.