Steaming Up

Steaming Up is the practice of giving extra nutritious feed to a pregnant cow two months prior to calving.

Importance of steaming up

1. It prevents nutritional disorders associated with milk secretion like milk fever
2. It allows the heifer to get used to the milking place when steamed in a milking parlour.
3. Replaces the nutrients that have been used in the development of the foetus
4. It prepares the cow/ heifer physiologically for the next lactation period.
5. Allows the animal to put on weight in preparation for calving
6. Makes a heifer get used to feeding on concentrates
7. Stimulates the development of mammary glands for milk production
8. Encourages the production of high-quality colostrum for the calf at birth
9. For proper growth of the fetus

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