Dairy Calves - News & Insights
Stay updated on the latest dairy calf management strategies. Explore expert advice on colostrum management, calf nutrition, disease prevention, and the beef-on-dairy trend to ensure a healthy, productive future for your herd.
Researchers at Penn State are developing the CalfHealth System, an AI-powered platform that combines behavior monitoring, precision livestock technologies and veterinary diagnostics to identify calves at risk for bovine respiratory disease before obvious clinical signs appear.
As temperatures creep their way higher, consider these strategies to help keep calves cool and healthy during the heat of the summer.
Research suggests calves that recover from scours may still carry a production disadvantage years after the ailment has been treated.
A new study examining diary calf cognition found calves fed more milk were more likely to prioritize play than food-seeking behavior.
A historic NY farm pleads for help after 17 genotyped heifers were stolen, a theft mirroring a rising national trend of cattle rustling driven by record-high livestock values.
Discover how Dr. Jody Kull takes dairy protocols in stagnant binders and creates fluid risk-management tools that improve calf care, transition health, and team communication.
Beef-on-dairy calves are showing fewer scours cases and repeat treatments than Holsteins, adding another layer to their value on dairy farms.
Ammonia can build in calf hutches and affect growth, but small changes in bedding and daily management can help keep levels in check.
Many calves develop pneumonia days before showing symptoms. Lung ultrasounds are helping veterinarians detect the hidden disease earlier.
For producers striving to deliver consistent, high-quality colostrum to newborn calves, the most important management window may begin much earlier than previously thought.
Better airflow, thoughtful pen design and improved daily routines are helping calves thrive like never before on these two dairies.
Not all colostrum is equal, but simple on-farm tools can help you determine the best quality.
When tracked across calves and over time, serum total protein can provide insights into calf health, management consistency and future performance.
The importance of colostrum in raising healthy, productive calves only continues to grow as we learn more about it.
Tiny tweaks in the calving pen can add up to big dollars.
When it comes to colostrum, more isn’t always better.
Are there ways to change calves’ environment and management to make their lives better? If so, can those improvements be made without major capital investments? Yes and yes, according to University of Florida calf researcher Dr. Emily Miller-Cushon.
Dr. Adam Beard shares new research evaluating short-term contact between cows and calves and its impact on early calf health and growth.
Virtually all calf starter grain formulations in the U.S. currently lean on soybean meal as their main protein source. But researchers at Kansas State University are looking at an interesting alternative – distillers grain.
Calf barns need excellent ventilation in all seasons, for different reasons. Evaluating calf barns to optimize ventilation can be done easily and at minimal cost with smoking or fogging tools.
Early recognition and intervention can determine whether compromised calves recover or fall behind.
Proper care and early colostrum set beef-on-dairy calves up for success during their first journey.
New research shows calves fed waste milk develop different immune cell and cytokine profiles than those fed salable milk, even when clinical health appears similar.
Five years to the day after her father’s cows left, Mitzie Blanchard moved back to the family farm. The determined young woman raised a successful herd of cows and four sons who learned the true meaning of hard work.
A calf jacket can make winter easier but only if you know how to manage them.
Switching from milk replacer to whole milk can make financial sense, but it requires careful planning and management.
Preweaned calves need water to promote rumen development and convert solid feed to gain. A study by Provimi North America Inc. showed supplemental water is best delivered at body temperature in a nipple bottle.