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6.5.4.1 40FIT feeding
A key goal of calf rearing is to ensure that calves get off to the best possible start in life and to
prepare them for optimum performance as milk cows later in life. Intensive feeding in the first
40 days of life is an important prerequisite in reaching this goal.
By changing the feeding plan to 40FIT/ rationed, you can activate the 40FIT function in any
period. During this period, feed is freely available to calves all day long. The defined feed quan-
tity is only a reference value for calculating alarm levels and is not a limit.
To ensure that the calves do not eat too much, the amount consumed per visit is limited by the
defined maximum quantity. In addition, a blocking period can be defined during the 40FIT feed-
ing phase. This means that the calf can only consume the defined maximum quantity during
this period. After the subsequent blocking period, the maximum quantity can be consumed
again, and the remaining amounts from the previous blocking period are not carried over.
If a feeding period is defined as rationed, the feed quantity to which the calf is entitled is spread
across multiple intervals.
The standard A and B feeding plans correspond to the 40FIT feeding concept. The standard
C
and
D
feeding plans correspond to the rationed feeding concept.
Note:
Contact your feed consultant to find out which feeding plan is best for your calves.
6.5.4.2 Interval feeding program
The feed quantity to which the calf is entitled each day is spread across multiple intervals.
(
interval feeding program
). Feed entitlements are saved from interval to interval and can be
consumed at any time once a
minimum saved amount
. Without a minimum saved amount,
the calves would consume feed portions that are too small. The feed portion is not released
until the minimum saved amount defined in the feeding plan has been reached. As a result,
the minimum saved amount lets you indirectly define the number of meals that a calf receives.
From 8 pm to midnight, a calf can consume the rest of the feed to which it is entitled, even if it
has not reach the minimum saved amount. By defining the maximum amount in the plan, you
ensure that a calf does not eat too much. You use the
maximum amount
in the feeding pro-
gram to define how much feed can consume at once. The interval feeding concept is tailored
to the needs of your calves. You can set up the feeding plan so that young calves are supplied
with several small portions, e.g., 1.5 liters of feed 4 times a day, at the beginning of the feeding
period. When the calves get older, you reduce the number of feeding times by increasing the
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