About this book

This book considers all aspects of calf rearing, from physiological principles to practical systems.

Topics include physiology of growth and digestion, nutrient requirements, health and welfare, and lifetime performance.

The authors include UK and international experts in their fields.

Ideal for technical advisers, researchers, extension workers, veterinarians, progressive farmers, academics and students

Content

• Modern calves and heifers: challenges for rearing systems
• Physiology of growth
• Bovine gut development
• Rumen development in the dairy calf
• Current perspectives on the energy and protein requirements of the pre-weaned calf
• Nutrient sources for liquid feeding of calves
• Nutrient sources for solid feeds and factors affecting their intake by calves
• Passive immunity in newborn calves
• Digestive secretions in preruminant and ruminant calves and some aspects of their regulation
• Management of diseases in calves and heifers
• Welfare implications of dairy calf and heifer rearing
• Early growth effects on subsequent health and performance of dairy heifers
• Mammary development and milk yield potential
• Grazing systems for dairy herd replacements
• Fertility in the modern dairy heifer
• Guidelines for optimal dairy heifer rearing and herd performance
• Index

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Additional information

ISBN10: 1904761224
ISBN13: 9781904761228
Format: Hardback
Pages: 362
Language: English
Published: 2005