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Is it time for a change?

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Is your calf program due for a rethink? After decades of individual housing and restricted milk feeding, dairy consultant Robert James challenges the status quo. He explores the benefits of group housing, automated feeders, and data-driven management — all aimed at improving calf health, labor efficiency, and long-term performance. Discover why now might be the time for change.

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Calf Management & Health Managing

Are calf hutches still the “gold” standard?

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Are calf hutches still the “gold” standard ? When making decisions every dairy business must consider all costs, potential benefits and the likelihood of a positive return on the investment.   All resources and immediate and long-term impacts  for a particular dairy business must be considered.     For many years, the calf hutch has been considered as […]

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Calf Management & Health Managing

Are you a calf manager or a calf feeder?

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Are you a calf manager or a calf feeder? First, let’s start with some definitions.  The calf feeder is the person who does their job.   They aren’t recognized for either great or poor calf care.  It’s a “low ranking” job on the farm.  A calf manager sets goals, analyzes data, evaluates their resources and allocates […]

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Keeping it clean!!

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Keep it clean!! Our discussions pertaining to calf management frequently focus on nutrition, milk or milk replacer, colostrum, vaccinations, feed additives…….  Rarely do we consider the impact of hygiene on our success in raising calves.   For this post, let’s consider the impact of hygiene on calf health and growth. Calving environment  –  While in utero […]

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