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.
Helping older heifers grow, while at the same time not becoming too fat, is a delicate dance that challenges nutritionists and producers alike.
Anaplasmosis outbreaks typically peak in late summer through early fall, and now is a good time to review control strategies based on risk levels.
AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben talks with Dr. Jan Shearer, a Professor and Extension Veterinarian at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University to break it down scene by scene.
Growth-promoting implants, and implant protocols, have evolved considerably since their introduction in 1958.
While Salmonella Dublin can be a problem in adult stock, it has increasingly become a health issue affecting the long-term, potential productivity of calves.
Merck Animal Health has introduced Nasalgen® 3-PMH, the only intranasal vaccine that protects beef and dairy cattle from the five most common pneumonia-causing viral and bacterial pathogens.
There is still room for improvement to reduce incidence of scours and respiratory disease.
The systems reduce air bacterial counts and noxious agents in barns by driving fresh, outside air into the microenvironment of the calf.
The actual number of heifers you need to maintain herd size can be quite surprising.
Each culling decision should be a bit individualized, based on a heifer’s genetic background and health history.
The dairy industry’s reinvented cousin is the veal business, an entity staging an exciting second act after years of decline.
Using a stepped down approach in milk feeding should drive additional starter intake and reduce post weaning health problems.
Some 15 to 20% of newborn dairy calves develop umbilical cord infections after birth.
The new requirements take effect January 1, 2020.
Weight at calving not only determines first-lactation performance, it sets in stone lifetime performance.
The accelerated milk replacer provides about twice as much dry matter per calf per day as traditional replacers.
Inbreeding levels in Holsteins is accelerating, particularly over the past 7 years.
When an auto-feeder calf barn proved to be too expensive, this positive-pressure barn equipped with mob feeders is proving to be a viable alternative.
Wisconsin sees decline in number of dairy farms
Penn State Extension agricultural engineer Dan McFarland shares his thoughts on the key elements to successfully house heifers after weaning.
The physical and emotional toll of these circumstances are feeding a growing incidence of depression and anxiety among farmers, as evidenced in the results of a poll commissioned by the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Sorghum has a number of properties that make it a desirable dairy feedstuff, particularly for growing heifer rations.
University of Florida researcher Geoffrey Dahl shares how the detriments of in-utero heat stress impact the productivity of heifer calves for generations.
While it is possible to wean calves from milk-based rations at as early as 6 weeks of age, University of Guelph calf researcher Michael Steele says it’s not optimal.
Cornell University’s Jason Karszes shares one approach to model the financial impact that different management performance within the replacement program can have on the replacement businesses and the overall dairy.
Dairy Calf Growth-enhancement Tools headline Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) inaugural webinar.
A growing body of evidence suggests there are wide-reaching benefits to following colostrum with several feedings of transition milk.
Current springer values were stable to slightly higher – and Holstein heifer calves significantly higher – in all reported markets in the past month.
Research shows it is not possible to eliminate the possibility of a calf becoming infected with Salmonella by good management and hygiene during or after the calving process, as it may have been infected in utero.
Retrofitting a dairy barn has been a popular choice to make upgrades more affordable than they would be when building new, yet “retrofitting” isn’t unique to the dairy industry.