Monitoring dairy heifer growth

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dc.contributor.authorBailey, Thomas L.en
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, Julia M.en
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-30T16:55:28Zen
dc.date.available2013-07-30T16:55:28Zen
dc.date.issued1999en
dc.description.abstractMonitoring dairy heifer growth and development will insure that calves are on target to reach a weight of 1350 pounds at calving, with a height of 54 inches at the shoulders, and a body condition score of 3.25 to a 3.5 (5 Point scale) at 24 months of age (Figure 1 ). Heifers should start lactation with a post-calving weight between 1225 and 1250 pounds; therefore, they will need to add 50 pounds of body weight per month from birth to first calving for an average daily gain of 1.8 pounds per day. Average daily gains of 1.3 pounds per day are too low because they add only 40 pounds per month, resulting in a post-calving weight of 950 pounds. By strategically feeding during specific growth phases, producers can set goals for different months of age, cut expenses, and increase profits for the dairy...en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityTom Bailey and Julia M. Murphyen
dc.format.extent[4] pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/23644en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Cooperative Extensionen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPublication (Virginia Cooperative Extension) ; 404-286en
dc.rightsVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.en
dc.subject.lccLD5655 .A762 no. 404en
dc.subject.lcshHeifers -- Growthen
dc.subject.lcshDairy cattle -- Growthen
dc.titleMonitoring dairy heifer growthen
dc.title.alternativeDairy scienceen
dc.typeExtension publicationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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