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		<title>Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 

 
 
We are forced to change only when it becomes too uncomfortable to stay the same.


 If you dread the calf rearing season because you hate dealing with sick calves, if you begin the calving season with your fingers crossed that you don&#8217;t lose too many calves or if, every time you feed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heifermax.com.au/2011/11/09/change-2/</link>
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		<title>THE ROLE OF CALF STARTER IN RUMEN DEVELOPMENT.</title>
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Baby calves have evolved to drink milk. Although they have a digestive system comprised of the same 4 “stomachs” or compartments as an adult ruminant, 3 of these stomachs, the rumen, reticulum and omasum are non-functional at birth. 
Calves are born as mono-gastrics, utilising only their abomasums to digest milk. 
The abomasum functions much like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heifermax.com.au/2011/11/08/320/</link>
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		<title>How much milk is enough?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post I explained the difference between genotype and phenotype. Many of the high producing Holstein cows in Australia have the genetic potential to produce as much as 15,000 litres/lactation. Their phenotype, or the actual amount they produce per lactation, is influenced by many interacting factors. 

These influences include colostrum status; early life [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heifermax.com.au/2011/08/17/how-much-milk-is-enough/</link>
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		<title>“Genetic potential” explained.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent article, I wrote about feeding baby calves well enough to achieve high growth rates in the first eight weeks of life, so that later in life they can reach their genetic potential for milk production.
&#8220;Genetic potential&#8221; is one of many terms and concepts which are often used in discussions but which perhaps [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heifermax.com.au/2011/08/17/%e2%80%9cgenetic-potential%e2%80%9d-explained/</link>
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		<title>Rearing replacement heifers - are we doing a good job?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raising replacement heifers is just one of the routine jobs done on a dairy farm. But how many people think about why they are raising those heifers? What is the ultimate goal and does the current path actually get to that goal?

 Heifers are not just raised to use up surplus waste milk or because people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heifermax.com.au/2011/08/17/rearing-replacement-heifers-are-we-doing-a-good-job/</link>
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		<title>Tube feeding calves</title>
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Suggestions that calf care people tube feed sick or newborn calves are often met with cries of “Oh, no, I’m scared of doing that!”. Some calf raisers are afraid to tube calves in case they hurt the calf or get liquid into the calf’s lungs. While stomach tubing calves may not be the most exciting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heifermax.com.au/2011/04/13/tube-feeding-calves/</link>
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		<title>Colostrum and its relevance to dairy calves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During a recent discussion, a dairy farmer made the comment that beef calves get on fine when they are left to suckle their colostrum from the cow. He went on to query the recommendation that dairy farmers routinely administer colostrum to their calves.
His comments highlighted the fact that many dairy farm personnel are confused about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heifermax.com.au/2011/04/13/colostrum-and-its-relevance-to-dairy-calves/</link>
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		<title>March already!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How can it be late March already?  It  seems only a couple of weeks since we had the PCRAA conference in Tatura.
The conference went well, with the most positive feedback ever.  The audience found the information presented by the four speakers very helpful.  The PCRAA was set up to provide information to anyone raising calves, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heifermax.com.au/2011/03/23/march-already/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t miss out on up to date calf info</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Time is running out to register for the P.C.R.A.A. conference next Monday
 This is shaping up to be  a brilliant conference with some very up to date, possible controversial &#38; certainly discussion provoking information about calf nutrition being presented. Well worth the trip to Vic for any dairy farmers or calf rearers serious about their business.
Phone 0428 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heifermax.com.au/2011/01/11/dont-miss-out-on-up-to-date-calf-info/</link>
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		<title>2011 P.C.R.A.A. conference update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Calf Nutrition – growing better heifers.
The Professional Calf Rearers’ Association  is holding its annual conference  on January 17th 2011 at the Ballantyne Centre, Tatura. This is the first day of International Dairy Week and we hope that farmers will take the opportunity to attend our conference and stay for the rest of dairy week.
Since our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.heifermax.com.au/2010/11/03/2011-pcraa-conference-update/</link>
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