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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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Calf Management & Health

Keep it clean!

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Keep it clean! All too often we tend to be too casual about cleanliness in raising preweaned calves, ESPECIALLY during their first week of life.  Remember that this is a very young animal with a “biology” that’s not too different from human infants!   They are born with a very limited (if any) microbiome that is […]

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