Feeding Replacement Heifers Farming Note

Replacement heifers are one of the most valuable assets but also biggest costs to a farm. Physical development is more important than age at first calving for a successful first lactation, so it is vital to feed youngstock in a way that will produce excellent growth rates and set up an animal for a long, productive life.

This Farming Note covers:

• Age and costs at first calving
• Diet formulation
• Winter ration options
• Heifers at grass

Issued November 2013.

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