The first days of the calf’s life! A large measure of success of the calf program is determined by the colostrum program. For the purpose of this post, we will assume that you are doing a great job there with more than 70% of he serum proteins above 5.8 g/dl. What else can be done […]
When I visit farms, although we all know what needs to be done we I continue to see farms with substantial levels of failure to absorb colostrum antibodies. Success means developing a system which is nearly fail proof!
What does it “cost” to raise a calf? Traditionally we have viewed calf rearing as an expensive proposition. Daily costs are high due to feed and labor. Milk and milk replacer are expensive and caring for calves is very labor intensive. To achieve low-cost goals, we have limit-fed milk or milk replacer to encourage early […]
