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Putting 200 pounds on a holstein in 60 days
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<blockquote data-quote="Triple B Ranch" data-source="post: 1338841" data-attributes="member: 22001"><p>My kids raise bottle calf holsteins for the market calf class at fair. It is possible to get 3.5 pounds of gain a day, but it takes a lot of feed. We also are required to continue feeding milk per fair rules. Our calves are born around Jan 10th and we weigh in may 20th. We usually average a bw around 80lbs. We feed 2 bottles a day and start calves on creep on day 3. We continue this feeding schedule until 8 weeks old. Calves are usually eating about 4 to 5 lbs of creep a day at this point. From 8 weeks on we increase milk to 1.5 bottles twice a day and work up to 16 lbs of dairy ration from the feed mill. It's 13 percent protein. Our max weight is 400 lbs for fair. We are usually pretty close. 398 last year and 387 this year. The weather worked against us. This year adg was 3.03 lbs from March 23 to may 20. In not sure how the Jersey aspect will factor in. Good luck and hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Triple B Ranch, post: 1338841, member: 22001"] My kids raise bottle calf holsteins for the market calf class at fair. It is possible to get 3.5 pounds of gain a day, but it takes a lot of feed. We also are required to continue feeding milk per fair rules. Our calves are born around Jan 10th and we weigh in may 20th. We usually average a bw around 80lbs. We feed 2 bottles a day and start calves on creep on day 3. We continue this feeding schedule until 8 weeks old. Calves are usually eating about 4 to 5 lbs of creep a day at this point. From 8 weeks on we increase milk to 1.5 bottles twice a day and work up to 16 lbs of dairy ration from the feed mill. It's 13 percent protein. Our max weight is 400 lbs for fair. We are usually pretty close. 398 last year and 387 this year. The weather worked against us. This year adg was 3.03 lbs from March 23 to may 20. In not sure how the Jersey aspect will factor in. Good luck and hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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