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“Connect with the Best” conference brings continued educational and networking opportunities to farm managers and employees.
Should dairy producers consider feeding calves three times per day instead of two times?
The average cost of raising a heifer sot up $600 between 2007 and 2013, to about $2,200 per head.
The best tool against metritis is prevention. Prevention begins with an eye to observe factors that may reduce the immune response of animals or increase their exposure to bacteria and then doing something about it.
Hampel Animal Care, makers of Calf-Tel housing systems, introduces a new website, www.calftel.com.
Developing cattle that will perform starts with proper management of the pregnant cow and continues on to the individual calf throughout its life.
Milk prices above $20 signal brighter days and solid margins for dairy producers.
Monitoring performance and making adjustments as an investment grows is a key to optimizing return on investment – the same rule applies for calf and heifer nutrition programs.
Limit feeding can result in a 20% to 30% improvement in feed efficiency.
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One of the many goals in raising calves is to provide a stress-free environment, which takes proactive management of the calves’ basic needs.
For every 1° drop in temperature below 50° F, a calf requires 1 percent more energy.
For every 1° drop in temperature below 50° F, a calf requires 1 percent more energy.
New study sheds light on the dry matter intakes of heifers under commercial-rearing conditions.
New members who sign-up for 2014 membership now, receive free membership for the remainder of 2013.
One notable finding: Heifer dry matter intake as a percent of body weight decreases as body weight increases, but the relationship is not a straight line.
New look supports organization’s goal to be the modern, industry-leading source of calf and heifer information.
Age at calving and the herd’s overall cull rate have a huge impact on heifer raising costs.
New product provides flexible yet durable gate option to calf and heifer raisers.
These products have been developed to address the often overlooked nutritional needs of developing dairy heifers.
Make sure all responsibilities, costs and expectations are laid out in writing.
Shade lowers the temperature inside calf hutches, as well as calf body temperature and respiration rates.
The Heifer Genomics Guide allows dairy producers to access genomic data in an easy-to-use format when making heifer management decisions.
Updated protocols optimize breeding performance.
In summer, the calf’s maintenance energy requirement is elevated— similar to the effects of cold stress.
Made with a low-reactive, water-soluble adjuvant, PULMO-GUARD PH-M is easy on animals.
It’s not just about feeding a higher volume of milk or milk replacer.
Milk futures are poised to end their longest slump since 2008 as New Zealand’s reduced milk output forces China and other buyers to import more from the U.S.