Livestock Farm Practice

AVOID OVERFEEDING

• Overfeeding young calves causes calf scours. It is better to keep the calf on the hungry side than overfeed it. Similarily, milk with a high fat percentage also causes scours.
• Milk from a cow with low fat percentage can be fed or the milk with high fat percentage may be diluted with warm water and fed.
• The calf should be fed according to its weight. They require 1 kg milk for every 10 to 12 body weight per day.
• The calfs appetite and condition may also be taken into account. Rate of growth and age are other important factors.