Increase liquid nutrients to help keep calves growing through cold weather When Old Man Winter and Mother Nature start two-stepping through the short days and long nights of winter, big changes can ...

Helping calves build immunity quickly from the moment they are born goes far beyond the “colostrum story”, according to consultant vet Tommy Heffernan. While the role of nature’s “liquid gold” has ...

Learn everything about raising calves for profit, including bottle-feeding calves, bottle-calf nutrition, dehorning, and when to wean calves with a bottle calf feeding schedule from the first feeding ...

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Extension dairy specialist Jennifer Bentley discussed automatic calf feeding systems during recent Dairy Days in Sioux Center and Spencer. Bentley talked about the pros and cons ...

When dining at a new restaurant and the eating utensil is unexpectedly chopsticks instead of a fork, it can make for a challenging experience. Similarly, newly weaned calves also have to adjust when ...

Feeding transition milk to newborn calves in their first 10 days and enriching it according to their immunoglobulin G status have helped a Pembrokeshire dairy farm slash pre-weaning mortality rates by ...

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In a natural setting, cows and nursing calves together set the feeding schedule for the calf, and calves wean gradually, completing weaning at varying ages. By contrast, in artificial rearing systems ...