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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16239"><p>> The question was not asked as to</p><p>> how to achieve a Happier banker,</p><p>> it was asked how to feed a bottle</p><p>> raised calf, I answered that</p><p>> question, and answered it</p><p>> accordind to the best development</p><p>> one can achieve, with a bottle</p><p>> raised calf. No one asked to hear</p><p>> a smart ass remark from you!</p><p></p><p>I didn't mean to insult. What works is frequently a matter of personal experience. That said, there is a lot of information compiled by KSU, Texas, and several others concerning bottle raised calves. Studies indicate that early weaning results in early rumen development. That early activation makes the animal a measurably more efficient consumer of roughages. Granted, these studies were done on dairy heifer babies and their adult productive life. It is a fact that by 4 weeks of age calves can efficiently digest plant proteins and carbohydrates. Early weaning requires very careful attention to feed nutrient density and individual animal intake. Early weaning also stops the possibility of scours from bacteria, crypto, corona virus and some strains of claustridiums. Over 9 years, we raised over 1500 babies(dairy/beef cross from Texas). 95% were weaned by 6 weeks. We averaged 2.1 gain/day from day old to 400lb over that period. The bottom line: Its all nutrition, wether its milk to 400lbs or a carefully managed early wean program, there are several roads to the destination.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:jcoover@chanuteks.com">jcoover@chanuteks.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16239"] > The question was not asked as to > how to achieve a Happier banker, > it was asked how to feed a bottle > raised calf, I answered that > question, and answered it > accordind to the best development > one can achieve, with a bottle > raised calf. No one asked to hear > a smart ass remark from you! I didn't mean to insult. What works is frequently a matter of personal experience. That said, there is a lot of information compiled by KSU, Texas, and several others concerning bottle raised calves. Studies indicate that early weaning results in early rumen development. That early activation makes the animal a measurably more efficient consumer of roughages. Granted, these studies were done on dairy heifer babies and their adult productive life. It is a fact that by 4 weeks of age calves can efficiently digest plant proteins and carbohydrates. Early weaning requires very careful attention to feed nutrient density and individual animal intake. Early weaning also stops the possibility of scours from bacteria, crypto, corona virus and some strains of claustridiums. Over 9 years, we raised over 1500 babies(dairy/beef cross from Texas). 95% were weaned by 6 weeks. We averaged 2.1 gain/day from day old to 400lb over that period. The bottom line: Its all nutrition, wether its milk to 400lbs or a carefully managed early wean program, there are several roads to the destination. [email=jcoover@chanuteks.com]jcoover@chanuteks.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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