High volumes of milk replacer improve the growth of calves and reduce the age of first birth

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Joint research led by Kyushu University could help increase Japanese black cattle production through a change in the feeding regimen.

Yutaka Taguchi, Dr. Yudai Inabu, and Dr. Hideyuki Takahashi have found that feeding high volumes of milk replacer to female Japanese black calves may improve their growth and reduce the age they first give birth, potentially speeding up the rate cattle can be produced.

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Hideyuki Takahashi, Associate Professor
Faculty of Agriculture