CALVES & HEIFERS

The beauty of automatic calf feeders is: They allow you to increase intakes without increasing meal size or labour. However, you can’t simply install the technology and walk away.

Pre-hydrating calves is not a regular farm management practice; however, it is commonly known among many athletes. An athlete’s main goal is to avoid dehydration during a sporting event because dehydration has been proven to negatively impact performance.

As animal welfare issues continue to become more prominent, automatic comfort brushes for calves are becoming a necessary tool for farmers to improve calf comfort and well-being. However, did you know calf brushes aren’t just for comfort?

Dairy managers and consultants focus on feeding and managing the lactating and dry dairy herd. This is logical since mistakes become readily apparent in substantial lost income, increased expenses or poor use of resources.

The crude protein (CP) concentrations and sources used in calf starters and growers are frequently questioned and debated today.

Puberty in dairy heifers can be defined as a measurable increase in blood progesterone with the presence of a corpus luteum (CL) on an ovary, and heifers begin actively cycling.