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Take steps to prevent the salmonella cycle in calves

March 23, 2021
Ruby Wu
Salmonella is a potential concern on many dairy operations. It’s important for all dairy producers to understand and manage this devastating disease – not only to protect herd health, but also to prevent potential impact on food safety for consumers.
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Preparing for the best to avoid the worst when raising calves

March 12, 2021
Luke Miller
Healthy calves and a successful group of youngstock teammates (employees) can set the tone for morale across the entire dairy.
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Calf health and nutrition: Today’s data and tomorrow’s research

March 12, 2021
Amanda J. Fischer-Tlustos and Michael A. Steele
We have gained tremendous momentum in dairy calf nutrition research, with publications tripling over the last 20 years. And rightfully so, since dairy calves are the future of the milking herd, and how they are fed and managed during early life influences their future reproductive efficiency, capacity for milk production and health.
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Determining calf dehydration and rehydration

March 12, 2021
Dehydration in calves experiencing scours is often underestimated. A scouring calf can lose anywhere between 5% to 10% of its bodyweight in water within one day.
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Build immunity to start calves right

February 8, 2021
Gene Boomer
A newborn calf is the most vulnerable animal on a dairy. Born with an immature immune system, the calf can’t effectively handle pathogen challenges in the environment until 3 to 4 weeks old. In the meantime, young calves are bombarded with a host of stressors and disease-causing pathogens.
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Choosing forage sources to feed the post-weaned heifer

February 2, 2021
Alois F. Kertz

One question commonly asked by dairy producers is: Which forage sources should I use when beginning to feed calves a total mixed ration (TMR) after weaning?


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The 2ºF toolkit: Winter calf essentials

January 27, 2021
Peggy Coffeen

When temperatures dip into single digits and below, dairy farmer Stacy Jauquet up-levels her calf care program to maintain a zero-mortality rate, even through winter’s extremes.


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Ask a Vet: Top 4 tips for preventing scours in calves

January 19, 2021
Jim Heier

There are many viral, bacterial, protozoa and nutritional causes of scours, and, because each farm is unique, there is no one perfect prevention method. Work with your veterinarian to find the right scours solution for your farm.


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Calf rumen development: Is roughage beneficial?

January 13, 2021
Alois F. Kertz
Extensive calf rumen development studies were done in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s at Iowa State University, at Cornell University and at the United Kingdom National Institute for Research in Dairying. R. G. Warner in 1991 addressed rumen development in calves from a historical perspective.
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Avoid these calf-raising bottlenecks

December 31, 2020
Kelly Reed
There are several systems on a dairy that need to operate in concert with one another for the entire dairy operation to be efficient. Every day, dairy producers have to manage feeding, milking, health, manure and other aspects.
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