A32-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 7, 1998
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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
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DAIRY FARM
MANAGEMENT
BASICS
A Farm Management Course by
Glenn A. Shirk
Penn State Extension Agent
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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78 seconds at 50
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125 head of dairy
slock or 250 head
of beet tattle
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the 144" unit
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P.O. Box 219
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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?
Do cows hesitate to use the stalls’ Do they struggle when they he down and get up? Is something
keeping them away from the feeding and watering areas? Are cows reluctant to enter the milking parlor,
and is it worse when certain people are in the parlor? If so, why? Can the situations that cause these
reactions be fixed?
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Learn how cattle act, what they need and what they want.
Cater to them so they in return will reward you profitably
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