Supplementing diet of weaned calves?

dungfly

Holestine calves are weaned and healthy. Currently eating high protein nuts, straw, silage & water. How can I boost nutrition, health, development for calving down at two years old.

PMU

grass. leave in the meals

delaval

Those poor old Holsteins need the meal:P:P

I would suggest get out on your best grass keep 1kg into them graze in front of your cows or bulling heifers and move every 3-4 days more often if you can.

This way they get the choice grass and do not need to graze near the soil reducing parasite up take. No need for troughs meal can be thrown on the ground once they get in on it.

Of course you could have Jex calves and they will only need meal in the back end as they are really good at utalising grass:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

mahoney_j

delaval wrote: »

Those poor old Holsteins need the meal:P:P

I would suggest get out on your best grass keep 1kg into them graze in front of your cows or bulling heifers and move every 3-4 days more often if you can.

This way they get the choice grass and do not need to graze near the soil reducing parasite up take. No need for troughs meal can be thrown on the ground once they get in on it.

Of course you could have Jex calves and they will only need meal in the back end as they are really good at utalising grass:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Was going to bite back de laval but ill leave it!!re calves I'd take what you are suggesting,calves ahead of cows(it's bulling heifers for me)keep a kg of a
16 to 18% nut into them and I also give them an all sure trace bolus(for calves) with first worm dose in early June.

PMU

one of our group leaves them in the silage fields until about a month before cutting,no meals

bbam

PMU wrote: »

one of our group leaves them in the silage fields until about a month before cutting,no meals

Would worry about tramping and contamination. But I suppose it would recover. Interesting.

dungfly

mahoney_j wrote: »

Give them an all sure trace bolus(for calves) with first worm dose in early June.

Whats a trace bolus? Which one would you recommend and why?

dungfly

Any one using trace bolus for weaned calves?

1chippy

Gave all our animals trace boluses last year. I was happy enough with them. its very hard to see the benefit on the animals but they did thrive alright for the year that was in it.
All sure trace boluses they were called. 1 to everything bar cows they got 2. i wouldnt like to be giving them to young calves though, seem a bit big to be pushing down there throat.

mahoney_j

dungfly wrote: »

Whats a trace bolus? Which one would you recommend and why?

Sorry for the non reply dungfly.A trace bolus is just that a bolus containing chelated copper selenium cobalt zinc iodine etc.Allsure do a much smaller bolus specifically for calves.Its just like a big tablet which youd take yourself.I find it gives calves a kick on as well as other management aids like regular movement,Good quality meal and reegular dosing

dungfly

mahoney_j wrote: »

Sorry for the non reply dungfly.A trace bolus is just that a bolus containing chelated copper selenium cobalt zinc iodine etc.Allsure do a much smaller bolus specifically for calves.Its just like a big tablet which youd take yourself.I find it gives calves a kick on as well as other management aids like regular movement,Good quality meal and reegular dosing

I am also interested in parasite treatments for calves. I have created a new thread. All welcome to contribute.