The first few days and weeks of an animal s life are formative for the rest of its life.n[Photo: Henk Riswick]
Neonates (baby animals) present a window of opportunity within which farmers can influence the lifetime ?performance of an animal. By working with the neonatal animal, every ?producer has the means to influence their whole herd’s profitability. Farmers can have a huge effect on lifetime performance by what they do on farm in a key period of an animal’s life pre- and postpartum, compared to investing in progressive genetics which cannot be influenced or changed after purchase. In additio
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