Calf & Heifer

Trainer/consultant & author Dr. Patricia Tice shares insight on how to improve your soft/social skills and subsequent success by focusing on civility and good manners.

Data gathered in a recent study by the USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System also yields important information regarding colostrum delivery, calf nutrition, ventilation and maternal heat stress.

Milk production during 2018’s final quarter is projected to post the smallest year-over-year increase since 2015.

Increase liquid nutrients to help keep calves growing through cold weather.

Calves with navel infections will present wet or pus ridden navel cords and their navel areas will be swollen, hard, and painful to the touch.

Jersey dairy uses an assortment of beef genetics, including Stabilizer, to increase value of bull calves.

Periodically, University of Wisconsin-Extension Specialists and Agriculture Agents have collected farm level data to benchmark calf and heifer raising costs.

Once herd is infected, it’s a difficult disease to contain.

We’ve learned a lot about calf management throughout the past year. As we move into 2019, here are 10 calf and heifer articles to help ensure a successful year!

Virginia Tech University Professor Emeritus David Kohl shares advice and encouragement for staying positive through tough economic times.