What if the newborn calf doesn't eat milk?

First, what if the calf doesn't eat milk?

1. Calves may not suck because they can't suck. At this time, the breeder can help him nurse. The method is to put your finger (with plastic gloves) in the calf's mouth, then pull it out and put it back in its mouth after pulling it out. After repeated training, calves can learn to suckle.

2, it may also be calf water, respiratory tract and esophagus are amniotic fluid, and calves with abnormal body temperature do not eat milk. You should ask a veterinarian for help, or you can properly infuse to supplement nutrition. First-born cows, with poor motherhood, are prone to the problem of not knowing how to breastfeed. Insufficient milk is generally due to insufficient nutrition, so high-quality protein can be appropriately supplemented. Insufficient milk is because the thalamus secretes insufficient estrogen, which can not stimulate the breast, resulting in insufficient milk, so estrogen can be injected intramuscularly.

If the cow has mastitis, it won't let the calf breastfeed. Need to observe whether there are symptoms of heat pain, redness and stiffness. Mastitis can be treated with Mabaoshaxin or Ding Shuang injection, or bran soup made of salt, bran, brown sugar, baking soda and Mu Yi biochemical powder, which can promote metabolism and reduce edema, with obvious effect.

Second, matters needing attention in calf feeding

1, calves must eat colostrum and eat more within 2 hours after birth. Feed can be fed after 7 days, but not immediately. Let them have an adaptation process, so that their bodies will develop soundly. When breeding, we should pay attention to adopting different feeding methods according to the different stages and characteristics of dairy cows, which cannot be fixed.

You can't always feed one kind of feed. You should scientifically mix them with coarse, fine and coarse methods, control their weight and let them mate in the right estrus. Feed should be fed regularly three times a day, and water should be eaten for two hours before drinking. Every time you feed them, you should see how much they can eat, and give them a fixed amount to ensure that they will not be hungry and waste feed. If conditions permit, it is suggested that grazing should be adopted, which can save a lot of feed and reduce investment.