Quality feed for healthy heifers in the tropics

23-06-2022 | |
Colostrum feeding management is important for calves to develop an immunity to infection and bacteria as they grow up.
Colostrum feeding management is important for calves to develop an immunity to infection and bacteria as they grow up.
Farmers in the tropics should commit enough time and resources to rearing their own replacement heifers, says Australian livestock specialist and author Dr John Moran. He says that because the animal is not producing anything saleable, farmers tend not to put too much emphasis on this part of their farm. Dr Moran signing one of his books in Malaysia. Dr Moran has written several books about dairy farming, many of them spe


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