Advantages of Terrui calf hutch explained in detail
I. Further improve the calf feeding management program
The use of calf hutch equipment, in improving the living
environment of calves at the same time, to further improve the calf
feeding management program. Newborn calves are transferred to the
calf hutch after birth, the implementation of the "island" on the
plate, the plate is marked with birth weight, cow number, calf
number and date of birth, etc., to facilitate daily feeding
management. Easy to observe the calf's spirit, appetite and feces
and other conditions, to develop different feeding programs. This
is not only conducive to the growth and development of calves, but
also can effectively control the waste of cow's milk and feed, cost
savings.
2. Reduce the incidence of calf disease
After the birth of the calf, kept in the channel type of barn or
isolation room in the cow bed, adjacent to the mother cow. As
calves at this time the ability to resist pathogenic bacterial
infection is very weak, it is easy to be infected with dysentery
and respiratory diseases.
In addition, cow's milk is used as the calf's food source, and
after lactation the calf still maintains the suckling behavior.
Calves suck each other's nipples, bite their tails, and lick each
other, and are more likely to eat dirt, which can easily lead to
mutual infections.
If kept on a calf hutch, they can be effectively protected from
pathogenic bacteria. "One calf per island", each calf is equipped
with a special disinfectant bucket, water bucket and clean bedding
grass. And the "island" is well ventilated, no pollution, so that
the calf morbidity rate is greatly reduced.
3. Improve the survival rate of calves and production performance
Calf hutch sunny, fresh air, with a certain activity space. The
"island" before the combination of fences into a sports field also
provides ample space for calves to move around, which in turn makes
the "island" of calves raised in the limbs and hooves solid and
strong. Feeding programs can be tailored to each individual calf to
ensure healthy conditions while increasing growth rates.
The soft and clean bedding grass in the "calf hutch" is conducive
to the calf's adaptation to the grass, and if the calf eats part of
the grass in its early days, it can accelerate the development of
its rumen. According to statistics, the use of calf hutch equipment
to cultivate newborn calves, can greatly improve their survival
rate.
