Offering milk to calves via teat using teat bucket or milk bars

Traditionally many calves are fed milk in buckets. Offering milk to calves via teat, teat bucket or milk bars (instead of buckets or troughs) provides an out-let for the sucking motivation and can therefore prevent the development of cross-sucking​.

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Contribution detail info

Location
  • United Kingdom
  • Europe
Authors
  • Jason Rankin
Purpose
  • Education/Training
  • Communication
  • Dissemination
File type
Document
File size
319 kB
Created on
30-06-2024
Origin language
English
Official project website
R4D
License
CC BY

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