Calves

The new technology allows for milk replacers to be formulated in a way that more closely resembles bovine milk, compared to milk replacers traditionally based on available dairy industry bioproducts. Photo: Canva
02-11-2023 | News

LifeStart Calf Symposium unveils scientific discoveries

Research carried out in Ireland evaluated the effects of a slow-release milk replacer on health and behaviour of neonatal dairy calves to look at the potential benefits to welfare during transport. Photo: Canva
26-09-2023 | News

Effects of slow-release milk replacer feeding on calf health

preventing faecal contamination of water and feed troughs is crucial in controlling coccidiosis in calves. Photo: Canva
21-09-2023 | News

Controlling calf coccidiosis through coccidiostats

A simple way to monitor height of heifers is to either know the height of the inventory or simply paint a line on the inventory for required height for insemination. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson
05-09-2023 | Expert opinion

Are your heifers growing fast enough?

SOP for milking routine. How we treat cows at milking, how we identify cows that are slow milkers or long to let down milk, how we clean teats and teat ends, how long stimulation time is, how we treat teats after milking etc. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson
11-05-2023 | Expert opinion

Management: if it’s boring for us, it’s better for the cows

In terms of resting time, calves spent more time lying down in the hour following feeding when they received human contact, irrespective of the housing system. Photo: Misset
20-04-2023 | Article

Human contact enrichment improves dairy calf welfare

Source full-fat colostrum designed to deliver energy, growth factors, hormones, vitamins and minerals to calves quickly and conveniently. Photo: Nettex
19-04-2023 | News

Adequate colostrum helps ensure dairy calf health

Consistent with the idea that milk fed calves experience hunger when the milk supply decline, the study found that cognitive performance dropped when milk allowance was reduced by half. Photo: Canva
28-03-2023 | News

How milk reduction at weaning affects dairy calves

Feed programs must be designed to fit the nutritional needs of calves and delivered in a way that allows them to express natural behaviours. Photo: Ruud Ploeg
08-02-2023 | Article

The surplus calf puzzle

Probiotic supplementation provides beneficial effects that promote growth performance while reducing digestive disorders. Photo: Joris Telders
10-01-2023 | Article

Probiotics and its impact on calf gut health

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