New research shows calves fed waste milk develop different immune cell and cytokine profiles than those fed salable milk, ...

Increase liquid nutrients to help keep calves growing through cold weather When Old Man Winter and Mother Nature start two-stepping through the short days and long nights of winter, big changes can ...

Helping calves build immunity quickly from the moment they are born goes far beyond the “colostrum story”, according to consultant vet Tommy Heffernan. While the role of nature’s “liquid gold” has ...

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Extension dairy specialist Jennifer Bentley discussed automatic calf feeding systems during recent Dairy Days in Sioux Center and Spencer. Bentley talked about the pros and cons ...

Giving calves the best possible start through adequate volumes of high-quality colostrum as close as possible to birth is a best practice to boost calf health year-round.

Feeding transition milk to newborn calves in their first 10 days and enriching it according to their immunoglobulin G status have helped a Pembrokeshire dairy farm slash pre-weaning mortality rates by ...

Providing calves a suitable environment for them and rearing them with optimum performance take skill and precision, writes independent ruminant nutritonist Brian Reidy. Providing calves a suitable ...

Learn everything about raising calves for profit, including bottle-feeding calves, bottle-calf nutrition, dehorning, and when to wean calves with a bottle calf feeding schedule from the first feeding ...

When dining at a new restaurant and the eating utensil is unexpectedly chopsticks instead of a fork, it can make for a challenging experience. Similarly, newly weaned calves also have to adjust when ...

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WATFORD CITY, N.D. — For five months the girls and I have been feeding bottle calves. It’s a long story, the way bottle calves’ stories usually start. First we had one, and then we had two, because if ...