housing

Heifers feed more slowly, ruminate less, are lower in the pecking order, can be easily chased away from feed space or lying areas, so need time to adjust. Photo: Canva

07-03 | Article

Nearly a fifth of heifers fail to reach second lactation

These cows lie in cubicles bedded with straw pellets and separated manure. Photo: Chris McCullough

17-11-2022 | Article

Bedding options for dairy cow comfort

11 dairy innovations at SPACE 2022 not to be missed

21-07-2022 | News

11 dairy innovations at SPACE 2022 not to be missed

Competition among dairy cattle for feed space may cause stress, production losses and health issues. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

21-03-2022 | Article

How do cows perform under different housing systems?

Dairy Global edition 1: A look at housing and gene editing

23-02-2022 | Article

Dairy Global edition 1: A look at housing and gene editing

A dairy enterprise should strive to make optimal use of 3 most important production factors: the cows, the employees and the invested money. Along with this it needs to ensure long term sustainability (expansion, environment, social acceptance). Photo: Jan Hulsen

26-01-2022 | Article

How to design the ideal dairy barn

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

Comfortable straw pens with easy access to feed and water, right next to the parlour. There are medicines, materials, a computer and a washbasin in the white vet room. Next to it is a treatment stall. Do not put special needs cows in among pregnant cows or dry cows. Photo: Jan Hulsen I Roodbont

27-05-2021 | Article

How to effectively manage special needs cows

Over the last years, the majority of calves in the US and Canada have been housed singly before weaning, however according to a recent report, an increasing number of producers have been successfully raising dairy calves recently in pairs or groups. Photo: Anne van der Woude

18-05-2021 | News

Calf pairing: What are the advantages?