A32-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7, 1998 Archived at Internet Home Page www.lancasterfarming.com Cattle, including calves, are cold weather animals They are very comfortable at temperatures below freezing, providing they can - - Generate body heat by digesting forages and other high energy feeds Keep their hair coat clean and dry by being protected from inclement weather and by having a clean, dry place to rest In the wild, animals seek out areas that arc most comfortable In confinement, they are limited to the environment and to the feed choices we offer them Our challenge is to offer them a good environment or enough choices of environments In caring for cattle our goal is to. Keep their hair coat clean and dry so it functions as an effective insulator that preserves body heat. Reduce heat stress Shelters don't have to be elaborate and expensive, only clean, dry and well ventilated An open front bam with access to outside lots and pastures helps to accomplish this. Shelter can also be in the form of wooded areas, tall grasses, protected hillsides and well drained rest areas; that’s what animals rely on in the wild Let us not harm them by confining them to warm, stuffy, dark, dirty, bams Calves are bom with some baby fat If they lie on cold, wet surfaces, or if their hair coat loses its insulating ability because it is wet, dirty and matted, they lose a lot of body heat Consequently, their body fat reserves are soon depleted, and they can freeze to death Thus, it is very important to provide young calves extra energy in cold weather by feeding them higher energy replacers or more calf starter PRODUCE MORE MILK BY SUPPLYING MORE WATER Introducing the all new ¥taUrM«t tf 72/144 I asv access to valve & float h\ removing one cover panel DAIRY FARM MANAGEMENT BASICS A Farm Management Course by Glenn A. Shirk Penn State Extension Agent Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1 he hesi valve and float combi nation lealmmg a large thioat lot rapid till Fills at 20 gal /mm at c io psi Ask about special low and high pressme valves 0 * " elt'ciric ' hmt tmiUtbU* v - The 144 model holds a maximum of r )2 gallons ot water and will flusb/dram clean in 00 seconds 1 I arge i drams are located at each end The complete fountain will fill in 78 seconds at 50 PSI A single 7/' model will water 125 head of dairy slock or 250 head of beet tattle These capacities double with the 144" model I « $ * ■ Plenty of water is important! lead a rm'. i<> xvnU r.nul shell pmhabK <hmk! Michigan bidtt show* * Uailv vx.uer mtak«> between IT gal to 22 gal, -i dm lurc<nvs t*dwccn (vt \h «md HI lb. al milk* «i'uw* drink 12 lo 11 in net- per day dtinim,' (K'ftiav Is between 14 mid 17 mimi*es. ♦ A cow vimpjj an av< tage of 1.4 gal iu IS> gal, lx*! driuk. — ---~ —— j A single 72 1 model is gist half of the 144" unit Ryder supply 539 Falling Spring Road P.O. Box 219 Chambersburg, PA 17201-0219 Also preserve their body heat by giving them a dry, fluffy rest area and a place where they can escape from inclement conditions. Well bedded calf hutches, located on well drained sites, provide these necessities. They also offer calves many environmental choices, from the deep recesses of the hutch to outside areas where there is lots of fresh air and sunshine. Calves under about 4-6 months of age do not adapt well to being housed on concrete slabs, with no bedding, and being mixed with larger groups. Calves do better if they are moved from the hutch into another bedded pen with a small group of 3-5 other calves of similar size for about 2-3 months Cows are social animals with herding instincts, social peck orders, maternal instincts, feelings and memories. They are regular and consistent in their patterns, and they respond to kindness - - also to abuse, but in a much different ways. Cows basically want to eat, find a safe comfortable place where they can he down in peace and chew their cud, make milk and reproduce - - the very same things we want them to do so they'll be profitable for us 1 It pays to work in harmony with them for mutual benefit. Thus, as we work with cattle our goal is to. Listen to what the cows are telling you by the way they act. Where do they like to congregate’ Where do they eat and dnnk the most? When do they like to eat and dnnk? Can we duplicate the situations they like in the way we care for them? 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