{"product_id":"rearing-young-stock-on-tropical-john-moran-9780643107427","title":"Rearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eRearing young stock for replacement heifers is probably one of the least well understood and practised aspects of herd and feeding management on dairy farms throughout the world, particularly on small holder dairy farms in the tropics. This book addresses all the major concerns of the small holder dairy farmer in Asia. It shows how to attain optimal growth in young stock, so that as cows, they can calve at an appropriate early age at the lowest cost and promptly substitute for any cows culled from the milking herd. This provides continuing returns on the investments of feed, labour and other farm resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLow reproductive rates and high calf mortality are the major causes of reproductive wastage. This has a direct bearing on culling and replacement strategies and on genetic improvement. In many tropical countries, calf mortality can be as high as 50%. In some areas this can be due to climatic stress on temperate or crossbred stock. While climatic stress compounds the other hazards of calf life, high calf mortality is usually due to diseases and poor feeding management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRearing Young Stock on Tropical Dairy Farms in Asia\u003c\/i\u003e encourages the small holder dairy farmer to maintain their investment in replacement heifers and gives them the tools necessary to achieve realistic targets for mortalities, live weight gain, mating age, and age and live weight at first calving. It is a companion volume to three previous manuals written by John Moran: \u003ci\u003eTropical Dairy Farming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBusiness Management for Tropical Dairy Farmers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eManaging High Grade Dairy Cows in the Tropics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Moran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0643107428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780643107427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CSIRO Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.62d","brand":"John Moran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48748317212927,"sku":"9780643107427","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rearing-young-stock-on-tropical-john-moran-9780643107427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}