DiscoverAHDB Food & Farming448: Heifer to bull: Maximising calf potential (part one)
448: Heifer to bull: Maximising calf potential (part one)

448: Heifer to bull: Maximising calf potential (part one)

Update: 2024-10-28
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In the first of two episodes about rearing calves, AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Laura Awdry is joined by award-winning Dorset dairy farmer Lauren Fincham.



The focus of their discussion is youngstock rearing, including colostrum and feeding management to get the best out of heifers and beef calves later in life.



Useful links

Calf management | AHDB

Colostrum management for dairy calves | AHDB

Semen usage calculator | AHDB



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448: Heifer to bull: Maximising calf potential (part one)

448: Heifer to bull: Maximising calf potential (part one)