Calves and heat stress It’s only May, but it’s time to prepare for heat stress. There are several key points to address. Start with the dry cow. Research in Florida has shown that calves born from “cooled” cows were more efficient in absorbing colostrum IgG, had higher birth weights, greater survival to 1st lactation and […]
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!
