- Train the calf to feed from a bucket
- Ensure the calf suckles colostrum within the first 8 hours.
- Feed calf with colostrum for the first 4 days to one week
- Introduce the feeding of whole milk/milk substitutes after the 4 th day.
- Feed the calf with the correct amount of milk up to weaning.
- Feed the calf 2-3 times per day for the first 4 weeks.
- Provide adequate clean water from the third week.
- Feed the calf with warm milk at regular intervals.
- Introduce calf pellets/concentrates and good quality grass from the third week.
- Provide mineral supplements/licks.
- Any change of feed should be done gradually to avoid nutritional disorders.
- Observe hygiene/use of clean buckets.
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