Calves & Heifers
In addition to providing adequate drinking water and shade, evaporative cooling can be an effective heat abatement strategy for cows and heifers on pasture.
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'Raising the bar' with beef-on-dairy calves
With beef cattle population declining and continuing advancement in beef-on-dairy genetics, there is plenty of room for dairy producers to capitalize on producing high-quality beef-on-dairy animals.
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Progressive Events: 2023 Dairy Calf and Heifer Association annual conference
The annual conference showcased calf health and nutrition, beef-on-dairy trends and employee management.
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Simple goals in calf care position NexGen Dairy for the future
NexGen Dairy found a solution to raising all of their youngstock on-site with an innovative barn and keen protocols that set up the calves for longevity in the milking herd.
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The economic impact of calfhood pneumonia
A calf barn housing 40 calves where 37.2% of the calves contract pneumonia can cost the farm as much as $16,960. To minimize pneumonia-related losses, farms should focus on ventilation, nutrition and sanitation.
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Platinum heifers won’t be dropouts
Patience and a focus on a long, productive life and 10-week milk are all key to raising heifers that freshen in well and thrive as cows.
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Turn platinum heifers into golden girls
Creating an environment that creates and retains more profitable mature cows and producing the right number of quality mature heifers is a large part of the productive life story.
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Three reasons genomic testing can help improve calf programs
Healthier, more productive replacement heifers begin in the calf barn. Since many farms do not need to raise every heifer, using genomic testing can help farms identify the calves with the most potential.
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4 things you need to know before using implants in dairy beef calves
Implants are a tool used to increase profitability. Timing, potency levels and administration influence the efficacy of this tool.
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