✨️✨️✨️TIPS ON FEEDING YOUR DAIRY CALF FOR SWIFT GROWTH AND WEIGHT GAIN ✨️✨️✨️. Feeding calves properly is essential for ensuring swift growth, early maturity, and good weight gain. Here are practical tips to help you raise healthy and productive dairy calves: Learn with #nilefeeds ✨️ 1.✅️ COLOSTRUM FEEDING (FIRST 24 HOURS) ✨️Give within 2 hours of birth: Calves need high-quality colostrum for immunity. ✨️Amount: 10% of body weight within 12 hours (approx. 4 litres for average calf). ✨️Quality: Use a colostrum meter to ensure it has high IgG content. 2.✅️ MILK OR MILK REPLACER FEEDING (0–8 WEEKS) ✨️Consistency: Feed same quantity at same temperature and time each day. ✨️Amount: 10% of body weight daily (e.g., 4–6 litres per day split into two feedings). ✨️Milk replacers: Choose ones with at least 20–22% crude protein and 15–20% fat. 3.✅️INTRODUCE CALF STARTER FEED EARLY (FROM DAY 3) ✨️Offer dry feed: High-quality calf starter with 18–22% crude protein. ✨️Encourages rumen development: Critical for faster weaning and growth. ✨️Fresh water: Provide clean water daily – essential for dry feed digestion. 4.✅️WEANING (6–8 WEEKS) ✨️Criteria for weaning: ✨️Calf eats at least 1–1.5 kg of starter feed daily for 3 consecutive days. ✨️Healthy and gaining weight. ✨️Gradual process: Helps avoid stress and weight loss. 5.✅️ POST-WEANING NUTRITION (2–6 MONTHS) ✨️Continue high-protein feed: Gradually transition to grower ration with 16–18% protein. ✨️Forage: Introduce good-quality hay to aid rumen development. ✨️Monitor weight: Aim for weight gain of 0.7–1 kg/day. 6.✅️ SUPPLEMENTS AND HEALTH ✨️Minerals & vitamins: Provide calf mineral blocks or supplements. ✨️Deworming: Start at 2 weeks and repeat monthly. ✨️Vaccination: Follow a proper vaccination schedule to prevent disease. 7.✅️HOUSING AND HYGIENE ✨️Dry and clean: Calves must be kept warm and dry to avoid stress. ✨️Ventilation: Ensure fresh air without drafts. ✨️Bedding: Use straw or sawdust; change regularly. 👉Bonus Tip: Keep Records ✨️Track each calf’s: ✨️Birth date ✨️Colostrum intake ✨️Feed intake ✨️Weight gain ✨️Health treatments. Follow our Facebook page for more educative topics: https://www.facebook.com/nilefeeds.