Description
Too many calves die young or fail to survive at the cost of enormous financial loss and suffering. Good calf performance and health can be achieved if the stockmanship is good. Today this implies not only a sense of care but a thorough science-based education. Aimed at both students and stockmen, this book explains the scientific basis of calf-rear
Table of Contents
Preface -- Normal development -- Nutrition and digestion -- Feeding systems from birth to weaning -- Environmental needs -- Housing design, ventilation and disinfection -- Common diseases and their recognition -- The development of behaviour -- Production systems and economics -- Stockmanship and calf welfare
