Fergal Maguire’s advice for milk replacer feeding

Teagasc DairyBeef 500 advisor, Fergal Maguire, discusses key tips around milk replacer to maximise performance on this week’s Beef Edge podcast.

Fergal explains the pros and cos around skim based or whey based milk replacer before outlining the concentrate of replacer and its components.

Temperature of milk is very important, he says, as well as consistency of feeding at the same time daily. 

Fergal also discusses the feeding of calves once a day after 4 weeks of age and how a farmer can best manage this transition to avoid any setbacks in animal performance.

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