FEEDING DAIRY CATTLE 



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112. Feeding for Veal. To make a good veal requires 

 liberal feeding of fresh whole milk. So far no substitute for 

 whole milk has been found for this purpose. The best 

 qur lity of veal is produced when the animal receives nothing 

 but whole milk and is slaughtered at the age of two months. 

 Th > regulation of the United States Government for inter- 

 sta e commerce requires that the calf be at least three weeks 

 old before being put on the market. Many cities also have 

 regulations regarding either the age or the weight of veal 

 cal /es. Where such regulations are not enforced the ten<- 

 dei cy is to market the calves younger than this age, since 

 wh m milk is high priced, the younger the calf is sold the 

 greater the profit. The first question to be answered is 

 whether the calf can be raised profitably for veal. It often 

 ha] >pens, especially with the breeds having small calves, 

 thft the milk fed is worth more than the market value of 

 the calf when sold. For this reason some do not attempt 

 to raise the calf for veal but destroy those not wanted 

 for breeding purposes at birth. 



TABLE 16. FEED CONSUMED AND GAIN FIRST 30 DAYS 



The average daily gain of a dairy-bred calf is from 1.2 

 to 2 pounds during the first few weeks. About 10 pounds of 

 whole milk are required for each pound of gain. The data 



