THE FEEDING AND CARE OF BULLS lOy 



feeding than the growers of the same. Ahnost invari- 

 ably the male calf preferred by the prospective buyer is 

 the one that carries the most flesh. It is well to remem- 

 ber that even in a calf abundant flesh may hide de- 

 ficiencies in form. 



When such calves are reared by hand, much of what 

 has been said when treating of calves reared on skim 

 milk will be applicable. (See pages i6 to 25.) As 

 they should be maintained in a reasonably good condi- 

 tion of flesh, however, the following points should 

 be particular!}' noted: (i) To give them a good 

 start they should be fed whole milk, where practicable, 

 for three to four weeks from birth and a similar time 

 should be taken to make the change from all whole to 

 skim milk. (2) As a supplementary grain ration, none 

 is better, probably, than the standard ration given on 

 page 21, though other meals may be fed. (3) The 

 aim should be,, as far as practicable, to feed leguminous 

 fodders, as good, bright clover and alfalfa. (4) Everv 

 possible facility for exercise should be furnished. (5) 

 The aim should be, where practicable, to feed field roots 

 from the time that they will take them onward in liberal 

 supply. (6) The calves should be maintained con- 

 stantly in a good condition of flesh. 



Young bulls of the dual types may be reared in the 

 same way during the milk period as males of the beef 

 types as outlined above, with the diiTerence that a some- 

 what lower condition of flesh will suffice for them. This 

 can be regulated by the amount of concentrates fed, the 

 diet being the same in kind. 



Food from weaning until maturity. — The food given 

 subsequent to the milk period may be essentially the 

 same in kind as that given previously, but more in quan- 

 tity. During the entire growing period the aim should 

 be, first, to feed food in kind that will result in maximum 

 development, and that will at the same time keep the 

 system in that sappy condition favorable to the proper 



