More Research Units
- Alternative Swine Production
- Farming Systems
- Organic Research
- Pasture-Based Beef
- Pasture-Based Dairy
- Pasture-Based Meat Goat
- Small Farm
See Also
Pasture-Based Dairy Unit Contacts
Steve Washburn, Ph.D.
Dairy Unit Coordinator
North Carolina State University
Phone: (919) 515-7726
E-mail: steve_washburn@ncsu.edu
Andrew Meier
Superintendent, Cherry Research Farm
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Phone: (919) 731-3270
E-mail: andrew.meier@ncagr.gov
Resources
SSAWG Natural Farming Systems in the South Video Series
(.wmv files)
Pasture-Based Dairy Farming (320x240) or (720x480)
Artisan Cheese Production & Marketing (320x240) or (720x480)
6th Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Conference Proceedings
Click here to visit the conference proceedings page, where you will find more than 20 downloadable .pdf files on various topics.
Pasture-Based Dairy Unit
Calf Feeding Video
This short video from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems illustrates how milk is fed to roughly 20 calves at a time using a trough. Just over one gallon of milk is allocated to each calf for their once-daily feeding. A calf starter grain ration and usually either pasSture or hay are available to the calves as well.
The calves include pure Holsteins, pure Jerseys, and various percentage crosses ranging from 75% Holstein to 75% Jersey. Calves are grouped at about 1 to 2 weeks of age after they learn to drink readily out of a bucket. We try to keep ages and sizes together but Holstein calves are bigger. However, the smaller Jersey and crossbred calves are fairly aggressive and usually get their share.
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