The Development, Nutrition, and Management of the Young Calf

By Carl L. Davis and Richard Davis Jr

This volume examines the raising of dairy calves, giving an account of all aspects of calf rearing from the rudiments of anatomy and development through the practicalities of feeding and housing. Beginning with an overview of how the calf's digestive system develops, it highlights the period of transition from preruminant to ruminant digestion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813829801
• ISBN13: 9780813829807
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 1.0" x 7.5"