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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 220712" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Rod, yes and no. The cows <u><em>are </em></u>holsteins, but I'm trying to put as many calves on a cow as I can. I'm allotting 1 gallon or just a hair over per head per day. So yes these holstein cows are giving 5 gallons a day -- but one calf doesn't get all of it. A cow like that is feeding four calves. (And no, I don't creep feed my calves.) I figure your beef calves surely get more milk than that where they have everything to themselves. LOL.</p><p></p><p>I got a 2.48 ADG on my last set of holstein calves (weaned at 260lbs) on the cow. Had a 2.0 or 2.1 ADG (can't remember exactly) off a set I sold last fall (avg. 420lbs). One calf was about 50lbs lighter than the rest which brought the average down drastically. Off the cow, a 2lb ADG is nice, and sometimes I get it, sometimes I don't. I don't think I even get 2.5lb ADGs off 600-800lb weaned calves, although I sure wish I did.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the fact that I'm weaning lighter calves than you are does have something to do with the post-weaning ADGs. I'm putting a lot of feed into those weaned calves though. Might be <em>cheap</em>, but it's still a lot of grain. I just find I can get better gains on the cow so long as she's milking as heavy as she's supposed to. (Have one cow with a pair of 9 month old, 600lb twins - she's not milking that well.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 220712, member: 852"] Rod, yes and no. The cows [u][i]are [/i][/u]holsteins, but I'm trying to put as many calves on a cow as I can. I'm allotting 1 gallon or just a hair over per head per day. So yes these holstein cows are giving 5 gallons a day -- but one calf doesn't get all of it. A cow like that is feeding four calves. (And no, I don't creep feed my calves.) I figure your beef calves surely get more milk than that where they have everything to themselves. LOL. I got a 2.48 ADG on my last set of holstein calves (weaned at 260lbs) on the cow. Had a 2.0 or 2.1 ADG (can't remember exactly) off a set I sold last fall (avg. 420lbs). One calf was about 50lbs lighter than the rest which brought the average down drastically. Off the cow, a 2lb ADG is nice, and sometimes I get it, sometimes I don't. I don't think I even get 2.5lb ADGs off 600-800lb weaned calves, although I sure wish I did. Perhaps the fact that I'm weaning lighter calves than you are does have something to do with the post-weaning ADGs. I'm putting a lot of feed into those weaned calves though. Might be [i]cheap[/i], but it's still a lot of grain. I just find I can get better gains on the cow so long as she's milking as heavy as she's supposed to. (Have one cow with a pair of 9 month old, 600lb twins - she's not milking that well.) [/QUOTE]
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