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<blockquote data-quote="novaman" data-source="post: 823773" data-attributes="member: 2744"><p>If you want a bottle calf to grow you have to give them the feed to do so. Calves will never grow well on 14% feed. They should be eating at the minimum 3 pounds of feed before weaning should be considered. The feed should be 18% protein as calves need lots of protein to grow properly. Personally I use 22% as I feel the calves grow better on it. Calves are the most efficient animals in utilizing protein so why not give it to them and get them off to a good start? And why does everyone seem to think a calf NEEDS roughage!? They don't. Feed them a high quality grain and stop filling them up with slow passing, low nutrient density materials like hay!!!</p><p></p><p>Caustic, I can get bottle calves to grow out as well as a calf on a cow. The problem is it costs me far more to get them on the same path.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novaman, post: 823773, member: 2744"] If you want a bottle calf to grow you have to give them the feed to do so. Calves will never grow well on 14% feed. They should be eating at the minimum 3 pounds of feed before weaning should be considered. The feed should be 18% protein as calves need lots of protein to grow properly. Personally I use 22% as I feel the calves grow better on it. Calves are the most efficient animals in utilizing protein so why not give it to them and get them off to a good start? And why does everyone seem to think a calf NEEDS roughage!? They don't. Feed them a high quality grain and stop filling them up with slow passing, low nutrient density materials like hay!!! Caustic, I can get bottle calves to grow out as well as a calf on a cow. The problem is it costs me far more to get them on the same path. [/QUOTE]
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