-Please advise me on how to feed a young heifer from birth to maturity and control of diseases.
The future of any dairy business thrives on care and management of calves even before they are born.
This ensures that calves remain healthy after birth, gain desired weight and grow fast into replacement heifers to start production early.
Control of diseases is all about raising the calf in a clean pen up to when she gets housed in a unit. During this time, keep hygiene and sanitation in check.
Have a deworming plan and ectoparasites control programme in place, some of these parasites cause diseases, which are costly to treat.
Lay biosecurity measures that must be observed strictly. Provide balanced feeds and clean water to arrest any nutritional diseases.
Source: Daily Nation
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