NEW FEEDS IN FEEDING HEIFERS UNDER THE AGE OF 3 MONTHS

Abstract

Feeding heifers at the age of 1–3 months on the feeds with probiotics of national production and a substitute for skim milk powder and applying highly nourishing mineral additives bring about a weight gain of 787–797 grams per day, feed costs per 1 kg of gain being 3.65–3.78 u. Also it allows increasing the energy by 7.2–8.7 % and reducing the prime cost by 5.8 %.