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Colostrum: A calves most important feed
Colostrum, also known as beestings, is the first and most important line of defence for a newborn calf. It’s crucial...
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Colostrum, also known as beestings, is the first and most important line of defence for a newborn calf. It’s crucial...
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Pneumonia in calves is the result of a complex interaction between viral and bacterial pathogens, environmental stress factors and the...
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The calving season will soon be starting and with that comes the feeding of calves. A well-fed calf is better...
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With the calving season due to start on many farms in just a number of weeks, the downtime between now...
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The calving of a large number of cows in a short space of time is fast approaching on many spring-calving...
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As 2020 comes to a close, many spring-calving dairy farmers’ focus has shifted away from drying off cows to calving...
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Johne’s disease is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is currently no cure. Johne’s is...
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Cryptosporidiosis, otherwise known as ‘crypto’, is the second most common cause of scour amongst young calves – with scour being...
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We are coming close to the finish line on many spring-calving dairy farms, as calving season begins to wind down...
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Many dairy farmers are guilty of underfeeding their calves, whether they realise it or not. This is because farmers have...
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“If you looked at defining welfare on farms, you would hear things like freedom from hunger, freedom from discomfort, those...
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Less than 10% of calves are submitted for post-mortem, which means farmers are diagnosing the death of calves themselves –...
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Poor fertility in replacement heifer calves is often due to them being under target weight by mating start date (MSD)....
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Rotavirus is the most common cause of calf scour, which usually affects calves when they are between five and 14...
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Poor conception rates in replacement heifers are often due to heifers being underweight by the start of the breeding season....
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Feeding antibiotic milk or ‘waste milk’ can potentially cause antibiotic resistance if fed to young dairy calves. Waste milk is...
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With milder conditions in store for this week, farmers should consider turning out some older calves to grass. Early turnout...
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Cryptosporidiosis or ‘crypto’ is the leading cause of scour in young calves and its prevalence is becoming more and more...