The target of all good dairies should be to minimise mortality, and providing calves with enough good-quality colostrum as quickly as possible after calving is a vital first step to achieve this. The ...

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Embracing the North American strategy of feeding a high-protein pellet to calves has been part of a ration rethink that has knocked one month off finishing times for rose veal calves at Warren Hill ...

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Dr Tim Potter, senior clinical director of Westpoint Farm Vets, part of the VetPartners group, says ensuring a good level of hygiene is vital for preventing disease in calves. “Scours remains the ...

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The higher cost of milk replacer has made it more expensive to feed young dairy calves recently. But as feed costs have increased, so has the value of young calves, with day-old calves selling for ...

Almost 20% cleaned pens infrequently (about once per month), while 30% cleaned only between calving seasons. Analysis of the survey results showed that regular cleaning of calf pens appeared to be ...