Heifer Growth and Performance

Keeping your heifers healthy and growing is key to their joining the milking herd. At the same time, heifer raising is likely one of your biggest expenses. VVC can help you optimize the process of raising and breeding heifers. Our services include:

  • Design treatment and vaccination protocols

  • Weigh calves and heifers to monitor Average Daily Gain

  • Audit feeding programs

  • Monitor disease incidence

  • Help develop calf and heifer nutrition programs

  • Sanitation audit of feeding equipment

  • Calculate customized breeding windows for each heifer based on her growth

  • Evaluate heifer inventory in relation to needs and goals

Ask us how VVC can help you optimize your heifer program!