Listener Questions: Castration, Feeding Heifers, Average Daily Gain
Welcome to BCI Cattle Chat! On this episode the experts answer your listener questions. They start by discussing what age you should castrate calves and what vaccinations could be given. Next, Dr. Brian Lubbers and Dr. Phillip Lancaster discuss feeding heifers and some of the challenges that come along with that. Finally, they discuss average daily gain as well as feed to gain ratio. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the episode!
3:00 Castrating Calves
11:10 Feeding Heifers
15:54 Average Daily Gain
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