CALF FEEDING The calf is the foundation of the future dairy herd. This is because selection of replacements for culled cows can only be effective if good replacement heifers are available in enough numbers. The future heifer is the calf. Therefore the farmer needs to take a great deal of care and time to ensure the calf is fed and managed well to produce a calf which will eventually result in: i. Lower mortality/death rate Replacement heifers that will start milk production early. It is importan