26 February 2025

Fergal Maguire’s advice for milk replacer feeding

Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Fergal Maguire discusses key tips around milk replacer to maximise performance on this week’s Beef Edge podcast.

Fergal explains the pros and cons around skim-based or whey-based milk replacer, before outlining the concentration of replacer and its components.

Temperature of milk is very important, he explains, as well as consistency with the time of feeding each day.

Fergal also discusses the feeding of calves once a day after four weeks of age, and how a farmer can best manage this transition to avoid any setbacks in animal performance.

Listen in below:

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