To have a cow in economy - means to have milk, cottage cheese, sour cream. To buy an adult cow quite expensive pleasure. It is more economic to grow up her independently. In one and a half years after the birth the animal is capable to give otet, and behind it and milk.
Instruction
1. The cow calved. Put a calf closer to to the head cows in order that it could lick him. The cow purifies with the language hair of a calf, masses it, and it improves blood circulation and breath of the newborn. At such maternal leaving the calf will quickly dry and will rise to the feet. If the cow refuses to lick a calf, rub off him and you hold in heat the room.
2. During the different periods of life the calf needs leaving with the features. The first three months – the dairy period. In the first week of life of a calf it is necessary to give to drink colostrum. Colostrum increases immunity, cleans intestines. If there is no colostrum, then it is necessary to give to a calf of mix: egg mix with addition of sugar, artificial colostrum. Since second day give to a calf warm water. In a week it is already possible to give the kissel cooked from oatmeal. And only in 2 weeks begin to give hay. Gradually you enter the grated or small cut carrots, fodder mix into a diet, increasing quantity from 0.5 kg to 7.5 - 8 kg a day. These months growth calves is very intensive therefore feeding has to be plentiful and fresh.
3. From third week let out an animal on fresh air. It promotes hardening of an organism, is prevention from diseases. The first walks have to be no more than 15 minutes, it is better in afternoon. Gradually increase stay time on air till one and a half o'clock.
4. Postdairy period. By a year the live mass of a cow calf increases by seven-eight times. If weight increased much more, it can lead to obesity and a delay of sexual development. By the time of a covering live weight has to be about 380 kg. To control a set of weight, weigh a heifer once a month. Proceeding from it, it is also necessary to count a daily diet of your animal. Pay much attention to a cow udder: you watch how it develops, do massage (10 – 15 minutes). It contributes to the development of mammary glands and increase in yields of milk in the future.