US 8,012,518 B2Granted

Step-down suckling method for minimizing weaning stress in newborn calf

AssigneeRepublic of Korea, Rural Development Administration

InventorsHyun June Lee, Wang Shik Lee, Muhanmmad Ajmal Khan, Kwang Seok Ki, Hyeon Seop Kim, Byeong Seog Ahn, Soo Bong Park, Sung Jai Park, Guk Hyun Suh, Tai Young Hur, Sang Bum Kim, Byong Ho Park

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Abstract

A step-down sucking method is provided for minimizing the weaning stress of newborn calves. The method features feeding newborn calves with a sufficient amount of milk corresponding to 15-25% of body weight for 3-5 weeks following birth, and then with a stepwise decreased amount of milk corresponding finally to 8-15% of body weight for 3-7 days, with the differential amount replaced with water and then with gradually decreased amounts of milk from 8-15% to zero % of the body weight and with solid feedstuffs for a period from 5 weeks to 6-8 weeks after birth, thereby inducing the calves to maximally take solid feedstuff with minimal weaning stress.

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A method of suckling a newborn calf, comprising:

feeding the newborn calf with milk at a daily amount of 15˜25% of its body weight for 3˜4 weeks following birth;
then, feeding the newborn calf with diluted milk in a daily amount of 15˜25% of its body weight for 3 to 7 days, with solid feedstuff provided simultaneously, the diluted milk being stepwise diluted with water at an increasing rate until the amount of pure milk fed thereto finally amounts to 8˜15% of body weight;
then, feeding the newborn calf with milk in a daily amount of 8˜15% of body weight and with solid feedstuff from 5 weeks to 6˜8 weeks after birth;
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then, feeding the newborn calf with diluted milk in a daily amount of 8˜15% for 3˜7 days before weaning and with solid feedstuff, said diluted milk being diluted stepwise with water at an increasing rate until it is substituted with 100% water at the end of the feeding period.

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