Calves

Past research has shown that perinatal calf mortality worldwide is between 2.4% and 9.7% with one UK paper estimating mortality to be 7.9% . Photo: Canva
11-01 | Article

Driving down dairy calf mortality rates in the UK

Dr David Bell, research associate at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) looked at the impact of early life thermal environment on calf performance.
30-11-2021 | Article

Optimising dairy calf and heifer performance

Pneumonia is the most common cause of death and poor performance in dairy cattle under one year of age with 14.5% of dairy heifers failing to reach their first lactation due to the disease. Photo: Chris McCullough
20-10-2021 | Article

Mild weather can cause calf pneumonia or respiratory issues

Recent research shows UK dairy farmers are keen to ‘buy British’ when it comes to investing in high quality young animal nutrition for the next generation of milking cows. Photo: Volac
05-10-2021 | News

Milk replacer origins important for UK dairy farmers

Photo: Shutterstock
01-10-2021 | Article

Benefits of good rumen development in dairy calves

Here is one way of achieving a gradual changeover from a straw pen to a slatted floor. When the calf is about 6 months old, the hooves can withstand a concrete floor and the animal can withstand cold cubicles. Photo: Jan Hulsen
23-09-2021 | Article

How to give the best calf care

Photo: Henk Riswick
07-09-2021 | Article

How to prepare for the next calving season in 3 days

Holm & Laue s HygieneStation mixes and prepares a fresh milk diet, at the right temperature, for each individual calf, and automatically cleans all tubes and hoses. Photo: Holm & Laue
17-08-2021 | News

Higher milk yield through calf metabolic programming

Photo: Rory Christie
15-06-2021 | News

Ad-lib feeding to improve calf daily live weight gain

Photo: Gerd Altmann I Pixabay
31-05-2021 | News

Dairy Diary: May business update

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