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At the Dairy of Distinction farm of John
and Bonnie Hess and family, they farm 1,000
acres east of Gettysburg, and milk 270
Holstein and Brown Swiss cows under their
Jobo prefix.
The Hesses want their first calf heifers- to
freshen at 22 to 24 months and produce
22,000 pounds of milk. So, naturally they
need their 300 head of calves and heifers to
grow big and fast. And that’s why they
switched to Purina’s calf growing program
several years ago.
‘ The reason we are using Purina feeds for
our calves is because it works,” John said.
“Since we raise the bull calves for beef and
the heifer calves for replacements, we are
starting 20 to 25 calves each month. So for
us the growth and health of our young stock
are major concerns in our dairy operation.”
In September and October 1993, Purina's
Nursing Chow 100 and Startena were put to
the test. Six calves were put on the Purina
program and six control calvews were left
on the program used at the time. The calves
were weighed and measured each week.
After an average of 50 days, the six Purina
fed calves gained 2.45 pounds and grew .09
inches every day on the average. The control
calves’ average was 1.85 pounds and .06
inches.
Daughter Joy Hess, Adams County dairy
princess, is responsible for the calves at her
home farm. "Before we fed Purina, our
calves were not nearly as large and they
didn't gain weight as they do now,” Joy said.
“They really take off on Nursing Chow and
are weaned at a younger age. They like the
feed right away, and with the high energy,
the calves are more frisky too.”
The calves at Jobo are started on Nursing
Chow 100 and also given Startena free
choice from four to six weeks until they are
weaned. Then they are switched to
Growena. At three months, the calves begin
on a TMR mix with Growena continued as a
topdress.
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The real proof is in the milking heifers that %
came through Purma’s program. These **
heifers freshen within the desired time frame '
and weight from 1,200 to 1,300 pounds. One
of their Holstein heifers just produced 27,000
pounds of milk as a two-year-old and is
classified VG at 85 points. That is why they
can recommend Purina’s calf and heifer
raising program.
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