For specialist calf rearers and farmers rearing dairy replacements, this title offers practical guidance on proven modern practice as experienced in a variety of situations. Topics covered include the four main housed rearing systems - how they operate and how to choose between them; how to choose satisfactory designs for conversions or new housing and details of housing requirements for each system. Also covered are the general management of calves from birth to 12 weeks; the basics of calf physiology and nutrition; and how best to ensure calf health.
- ISBN10 0852361378
- ISBN13 9780852361375
- Publish Date March 1986
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 24 March 2021
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Random House Australia
- Format Paperback
- Pages 144
- Language English