feeding meal to heifers pre calving?

bosallagh · 2017-01-20 21:29:37

does this increase milk yield if you feed say a week or too before calving or does it lead to harder calvings or should i just stick to good silage and minerals?

20-01-2017 10:29PM

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bosallagh

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does this increase milk yield if you feed say a week or too before calving or does it lead to harder calvings or should i just stick to good silage and minerals?

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Not sure but the calf grows more in the last month than in the previous 8 months so you're more or less feeding the calf.

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Would be no harm 7 days before calving, allow the stomach get used to the bit of grain prior to hitting the parlour

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