Veal calves

[shorty]

I start holstien bull calves to sell as feeders , a friend wants me to raise him one for veal , does anyone know of a site that will give a feeding program for a veal calf from start to finish ? I found a few sites but so far none that give a specific feeding program.

 

[bigbull338]

they are raised in the hutches an fed milk an grain till 4 months old.the milk makes them tender so they say.they claim they dont need to move much so they get no muscle on them.so you butcher them at 300lbs

 

[shorty]

I already have the hutch , I want to keep him on just milk for about two months and then feed some grain along with the milk for the last two months , what I need to know is type of milkreplacer ( fat and protien content ) should I use and how much should I be feeding to keep him growing good and what type of grain to feed at the end.

 

[bigbull338]

you want whole milk replacer.to feed the calf during the wholetime he is on milk.

 

[Stocker Steve]

They sell milk replacer that is specific for veal. I recall that it is high in fat and low in iron (they do not what the veal to be real red in color).

 

[PaMike]

Shorty,
Where are you at in eastern Pa? I am in Lancaster County. I raise Holstein Steers from 200 lbs to feeders. I am looking for a source for 200 lb Holstein steers in batches of 8-10. The guy that was raising mine cant supply me much, his wife just had a stroke. Do you have any interest in selling some young calves? I only raise about 20 a year.

 

[shorty]

I'm in lehigh county , I raise mine up to 500 lbs and sell them as feeders, I don,t know of anybody around here that would sell them at that size.

 

[shutskytj]

My wife's mother's family is from uniondale,pa near Elk Mountain beautiful country love visiting but haven't in awhile

 

[Beef11]

I would start him on grain earlier than 2 months even if it is just alittle simply to get the Rumen ready to handle it. Also i doubt you can get him to 300# by 4 months without grain young. Some dairy outfits are weaning calves at less than 30 days and they only get grain. Grain is very key in veal operations.

 

[Cheyenne]

Beef11 could you expand on your comment about grain being key in a veal operation. I was thinking of offering veal by special order, but always thought it was the milk that was key to raising veal.

Thanks.