Calves & Heifers
Early life heavily impacts a calf’s future productivity. Focusing on good colostrum, proper nutrition and facility management is essential for building a profitable future.
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G.I. tract health is key in pneumonia prevention
Probiotics may help with pneumonia prevention, as they aid in keeping the microbiome in balance and preserving calf health.
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Ventilating repurposed structures for calf housing
Existing barns can often be retrofitted into excellent calf housing. However, care must be taken to ensure proper ventilation, pen layout and fresh-air distribution to promote good calf health and performance.
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BRD caused by Mycoplasma bovis: It's more common than you’d expect
Mycoplasma bovis might seem harmless, but its presence increases a calf's chance of contracting BRD by 74%. Farms should focus on calf care and diagnostic and treatment protocols to develop a plan to minimize its impact.
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Maximize the effectiveness of calf barn ventilation with computerized calculations
What if a farm could run multiple scenarios with barn layout to find their perfect design before pouring a drop of concrete or driving a single screw? Using new software called computational fluid dynamics, now they can.
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Completion rate and herd longevity: Making informed decisions on culling heifer calves
Raising every heifer might sound like a good idea, but it can cost more in the long run. Culling problematic and potentially problematic calves early in life is a key component to a profitable, sustainable dairy.
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Calf scours 101: Hold back your syringe
While scours can have a variety of causes, some things remain the same. It can be highly contagious, hydration is key, and boosting calf immunity is better than treatment.
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Invest in the perfect calf
Raising healthy calves may cost more pennies initially, but it pays back dollars in the long run as animals require fewer treatments, perform better, stay in the herd longer and promote better employee morale.
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