Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia

Foreword

About the author

Other books and technical manuals by the author

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement of The Crawford Fund

Chemical warning

Contents

Introduction

pp. 1-12

The two phases of young stock management

pp. 13-22

Digestion of feeds in the milk-fed calf

pp. 23-30

The nutrient requirements of calves

pp. 31-40

The importance of colostrum to newborn calves

pp. 41-56

Calf and heifer mortalities in the tropics

pp. 57-72

Facilities for calf and heifer rearing in the tropics

pp. 73-90

Milk feeding of calves

pp. 91-108

Calf milk replacers

pp. 109-120

Solid feeds for milk-fed calves

pp. 121-130

Disease prevention in calves

pp. 131-158

Communicating with the calf

pp. 159-176

Post-weaning management of dairy heifers

pp. 177-194

Mating and calving management of dairy heifers

pp. 195-212

The business of calf and heifer rearing

pp. 213-224

Assessing current calf- and heifer-rearing practices

pp. 225-230

Conducting training programs on improved young stock management

pp. 231-242

Best management practices for rearing young stock

pp. 243-255

Appendices

pp. 256-265

Glossary

pp. 266-271

References

pp. 272-275

Index

pp. 276