Rate of Growth and Safety of Calves With Different Duration of Rearing in Individual Hutches

Abstract

As a result of the studies, it was found that from birth to 6 months of age calves reared in individual hutches up to 60 days of age grew more intensively compared to reared up to 30 and 45 days of age. Their live weight was by 3.3% (P<0.05) higher compared to their herd mates’ kept in hutches up to 30 days of age; the average daily increase in live weight was by 4.0% (P<0.05) higher, and the relative growth rate – by 3.0 p. p. in young animals kept in individual hutches up to 45 days of age, by 1.6%, 2.7% 2.0 p. p, respectively. The safety of calves in all experimental groups was 100%.