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and expense of raising the calves are reduced to a minimum by this 

 method of feeding. 8 



For the production of the highest grade of veal, whole milk is 

 the only feed given, and the feeding is pushed as fast as possible so 

 as to secure rapid gains and get the calf ready for market in prime 

 veal condition. There is a strong demand for choice veal of this, 

 kind in Europe, and calves fattened on whole milk exclusively bring 

 fancy prices; also in this country the demand for such veal is in- 

 creasing in the large cities. Calves fed whole milk only can be 

 readily distinguished by experts by the white of the eye being free 

 from any yellow tint and the inside of the eyelids, lips and nose 

 being perfectly white. 9 



QUESTIONS 



1. What is the average birth weight of dairy calves of different breeds, and 



how is it influenced? 



2. Give the main feeding stuffs used for feeding calves. 



3. Discuss briefly when they are used and their relative values. 



4. Give three remedies for calf scours. 



5. Give the main precautions to be observed in feeding young calves. 



6. Name half a dozen different combinations of grain feeds that may be fed 



with skim milk to calves. 



7. State the general value of calf meals. 



8. Outline the method of raising (a) a dairy calf; (6) a beef calf; (c) a 



veal calf. 



9. Why is skim milk with grain feeds preferable to whole milk in raising 



dairy calves for market? 



Reference: Farmers' Bui. 777, Feeding and Management of Dairy 

 Calves and Young Dairy Stock. 



8 Nebraska Bui. 75. 



9 For descriptions of the methods of feeding adopted in making Scotch 

 and Dutch veal, see Henry-Morrison, "Feeds and Feeding," p. 488; see also 

 California Bulletin 271 and Circular 186. 



