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3wk 4H dairy calf bloating on bottle
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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 519309" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>As far as hay... I prefer to get them started on grain before offering hay, as a calf's natural inclination is to eat hay and they'll leave the grain untouched. Calf must be eating grain before you can wean her. The main reason for pushing calves to eat grain is that they need grain if they're going to gain weight. You'd have one pot-bellied calf if she were just on hay, as it doesn't have enough nutrition in small enough amounts to meet her daily needs. That said, hay will help stimulate development of the rumen, and while it may not have much <u>nutritional</u> value at this stage, a calf needs hay/grass to help digest grain - they're not designed to eat only concentrates. Hay is important for a calf, but you don't need to give much as it won't meet her nutritional needs, its only purpose is to help get that digestive tract working so you can wean her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 519309, member: 852"] As far as hay... I prefer to get them started on grain before offering hay, as a calf's natural inclination is to eat hay and they'll leave the grain untouched. Calf must be eating grain before you can wean her. The main reason for pushing calves to eat grain is that they need grain if they're going to gain weight. You'd have one pot-bellied calf if she were just on hay, as it doesn't have enough nutrition in small enough amounts to meet her daily needs. That said, hay will help stimulate development of the rumen, and while it may not have much [u]nutritional[/u] value at this stage, a calf needs hay/grass to help digest grain - they're not designed to eat only concentrates. Hay is important for a calf, but you don't need to give much as it won't meet her nutritional needs, its only purpose is to help get that digestive tract working so you can wean her. [/QUOTE]
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