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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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The Merging of Sustainability and Calf Management

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The Merging of Sustainability and Calf Management *Post contributed by Maureen Hanson How can calf management systems survive, thrive, and co-exist with other industries and the environment in the future? Their sustainability was addressed by number of speakers at the recent 2023 Smart Calf Rearing Conference in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The Merging of Sustainability and Calf […]

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Calf Management & Health

What have “autofeeders” taught me about feeding dairy calves?

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What have “autofeeders” taught me about feeding dairy calves? Most of us that have fed calves have a similar impression of “what’s normal” for feeding calves and calf behavior.  What was “normal”? We fed them twice a day. We fed two quarts (liters) per feeding. We did this because milk or milk replacer was expensive […]

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Calf Management & Health

Calf immunity – Optimizing absorption and achieving the benefits of colostrum.

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Calf immunity #3 – Optimizing absorption and achieving the benefits of colostrum *Post contributed by Julia Hamann, D.V.M., Field Technical Specialist Diamond V This is the last of the three-part series by Dr. Hamann.  Check out the first two blog posts if you haven’t done so already! Calf immunity #1 – The three components of […]

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Calf immunity – Colostrum and the calf’s gastrointestinal development  

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Calf immunity #2 – Colostrum and the calf’s gastrointestinal development *Post contributed by Julia Hamann, D.V.M., Field Technical Specialist Diamond V This is the second of the three-part series by Dr. Hamann.  Check out the first blog post if you haven’t done so already!   Colostrum plays a significant role in the calf’ intestinal development and […]

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FAQ – What is the best age to place a calf onto the calf autofeeder? 

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*Post contributed by Dr. Bob James and Jan Ziemerink When the farm has an excellent program for maternity, newborn care and colostrum management the earlier the better!   The most important consideration is to place the calf on the autofeeder when it has a vigorous appetite.   These calves adapt well to this transition and are easy to train.  […]

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