The Calf: Management and Feeding

J. H. B. Roy

Publish Date: 12/25/1970
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 224 pages
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-271-00121-0

The Calf: Management and Feeding, is a concise, straightforward presentation for students and professional farmers, as well as for scientists and animal specialists. It provides general information on calf management and feeding for various forms of production. Chapter topics include housing and maintenance with numerous tables and illustrations, as well as extensive literature lists for each chapter.

Contents

1. Selection and Marketing of Calves

2. Birth Weight and Influence of the Plane of Nutrition on Production

3. The Digestive System of the Calf

4. The Nutrient Requirements of the Calf–Appetite, Water, Energy and Protein

5. Major Inorganic Elements–Trace Elements–Vitamins

6. Antibiotics, Parturition and the Neonatal Period

7. Milk Substitute Diet

8. Calf Rearing Systems

9. Routine Operations

10. The Calf and its Physical Environment.

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