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Choosing your milk replacer

Feeding pre-weaned dairy calves the right amount of a proven, highly digestible calf milk formula is economically crucial to make the most of early life feed conversion efficiency

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The golden early life opportunity to maximise pre-weaned dairy heifer calf growth and development requires optimal feeding
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The golden early life opportunity to maximise pre-weaned dairy heifer calf growth and development requires optimal feeding

But it is also vital to lay down the right nutritional foundations for better fertility and good milking performance in later life, says Dr Jessica Cooke of Volac Milk Replacers. "The digestibility...

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