Abstract
Increased milk intake in the preweaning period has been associated with improved rate of gain, improved health, reduced age at first calving and improved first lactation milk production. However, feeding higher levels of milk may slow starter pellet intake, delaying rumen adaptation, which can result in reduced rate of gain and impaired health in the post-weaning period. The study objective was to describe the effect of milk feeding rate and weaning strategy on measures of growth, health, feed intake, feed efficiency and economics in group-housed preweaned Jersey calves.
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