Dairy Technical
The calving season is underway on the majority of spring-calving dairy farms and something that should be to the forefront of everyone's mind is safety.
Dairy
The total number of calves registered is 2023 has doubled in a week, signalling the start of the 2023 calving season on farms.
Getting transition cow management correct is a major part to having a successful calving period and subsequent lactation on farms.
Many dairy farmers will be hoping to start grazing cows in early February -- that is of course, if the weather plays ball.
The 2023 spring-calving will be starting on farms in the coming weeks on most farms, while some farms have already begun calving cows.
The regular cleaning of a calf shed is important to ensure that the bacteria load placed on calves is kept as low as possible.
