Calves

Although the legal requirements is to provide colostrum within 6 hours, the ability to absorb antibodies will be declining after just 120 minutes. Photo: Anne van der Woude

19-04-2022 | Article

Calf health: Get colostrum management right

Remember to walk through the calves regularly allowing the calves to get used to human contact. This should encourage calves to be quieter, more easily managed and milked when mature. Photo: Chris McCullough

24-03-2022 | Article

Rearing the 2022 dairy heifer requires attention to detail

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

11-01-2022 | 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

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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

Cows & climate

Research suggests that extending the grazing season by just one week can reduce ammonia emissions by 3.5%. Photo: Koos Groenewold

09-01 | Article

How refocused management can reduce ammonia emissions in dairy farming

Peter Lauwers, CEO of GEA Farm Technologies. Photo: Mark Pasveer

19-01-2023 | News

GEA: Dairy cow manure solution takes off

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