1. Sprayfo application

2. Table of content Start with colostrum
Application of Sprayfo milkreplacer
5 C’s for calf rearing

3. Collecting colostrum Wash hands before collecting Prepare udder:
Clean teats and teat ends
Preferably: Milking with mobile milk machine
Milking the cow completely:
1st colostrum is best colostrum
Collect colostrum within 15 minutes after calving

4. Feeding colostrum with bottle
Feed colostrum with clean teat bottle
Let voluntarily drink
Weak calf; use drench

5. Freezing colostrum Frozen in 2 liter freezer bags/ plastic containers
On flat surface, like cookie sheet
Each bag labeled:
Date
Cow
Freezer -20°C
Frozen for up to 1 year

6. Hygiene during colostrum period
Clean clothes and hands
Clean udder
Clean bucket
Clean colostrum
Clean individual pen for the calf
Clean work; from young to older animals

7. Application of Sprayfo

8. Well dosing, mixing and providing

9. Controlled feeding by bucket
Controlled feeding: milk supplied twice a day
Advantages
Small groups (max 6 calves/group)
Good monitoring
Simple system
Low investment
Disadvantages
Cleaning equipment (buckets, mixing equipment)
More labor
Mixing ratio less consistent
Different drinking temperatures

10. Controlled feeding by automatic feeder
Automatic Calf Feeding System: milk supplied ad lib.
Advantages
Less work - timesaving
Calf can self determine when she wants to drink
Constant drinking temperature and mixing ratio
More feedings per day
Individual feeding monitored
Disadvantages
Expensive??
Teaching calves how to drink
Less personal control over calves
Still single boxes for first 2 weeks

11. Supply of water is important
Water requirement: 10 – 15% of body weight
3.1 – 3.5 L/ kg dry feed (roughage/ concentrate)
Direct available after colostrum period
1st week: limited
2 L of lukewarm water
After 1st week, ad-lib
Bowl or trough with floater

12. Start with concentrate and roughage
From second week
Special calf concentrate (starter) or
Grain- muesli mixtures
Protein content around 19% (not too fancy)
From week 3
Roughage
Alfalfa hay
Coarse hay
Chopped straw
Artificially dried alfalfa
Rich in dietary fiber - structure
Tasty and daily fresh

13. 80% diarrhea = feeding errors
Too thin
Too cold
Too dirty
Too early
Too much

14. How to keep calves happy?
Management tools:
Intake control of Sprayfo
Check Drinking speed
Milk powder stock
Cleaning drinking machine (automatic cleaning best)
Mixing bowl
Tubes
Nipple
Periodical maintenance
New teat/nipple
New tubes
Overall hygiene

15. 5 C’s for calf rearing

16. Colostrum First milk given to calf Rich in fat and protein
Immunity elements
Cleanly collect colostrum
Test colostrum for quality
Feed clean colostrum: 3 – 4 L after birth
Feed colostrum 3-4 days

17. Calories Calories are very important for: Growth Remain healthy
Calories come from:
Colostrum
Milk replacer
Calf starter
Low external temperature
Extra calories needed
-15 oC = 100 gram / day !!

18. Cleanliness Clean, dry, well-bedded and draft-free environment
Best prevention of future health problems
Reducing bacteria in calving area:
Giving the calf best possible start in life
Clean + disinfected buckets etc.
Helps reduce spread of disease among calves

19. Comfort Healthy calf: Needs to be comfortable Well-bedded Warm
Properly ventilated area
Shelter from drafts and wind
Unsure whether bedding should be changed:
Kneel on bedding for 20 seconds
If knees get wet:
Bedding should be changed or added

20. Consistency Calves are creatures of habit
Like same routine day after day
Be fed the same feed at the same time each day
Same temperature
Milk replacer is more consistent
Monitor same time each day

21. Questions?