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Prevent scours from mucking up your calves’ potential

August 24, 2020
Doug Hammon
Scours is responsible for 56.5% of mortality among pre-weaned dairy calves, making it the leading cause of calf death and sickness. How can you make sure your calves’ health, growth and productivity are not affected?
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How do you ‘manage’ your calf program?

August 24, 2020
Robert James

Dairy herd management is very data-driven, with exceptional progress made in the use of data from areas such as feeding, parlor operation, milk production and herd health to make timely decisions influencing dairy profitability.


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8 things you might forget your autofeeder needs

July 29, 2020
Ann Hoskins

Have you ever bought a new tractor and wished you would have recorded all the little things the dealer rep explained and showed to you? Calf raisers might very well have the same experience when installing autofeeders.


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Milk replacer feeding rate and fat concentration for Jersey calves

July 19, 2020
Mark Hill and Xavier Suarez-Mena
It is often assumed that because Jersey cows have higher fat content in their milk, milk replacers for Jersey calves also need to be higher in fat. However, this has not been confirmed, as research in Jersey calves is limited.
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Survey on colostrum management practices in New York State

July 15, 2020
Sabine Mann, Thomas R. Overton, and Trent Westhoff
Producers want the best for each calf born on their farm, and feeding high-quality colostrum soon after birth in adequate amounts is key to raising healthy calves.
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3 things to consider when designing the milk feeding program

July 2, 2020
Alyssa Dietrich
When feeding whole milk or milk replacer to calves, there is not a one-size-fits-all solution for dairy producers. The choice of which one to feed often comes down to each farm’s whole milk availability, its costs, the current milk price and the farm’s management capabilities. Whether you’re feeding whole milk, milk replacer or a combination of the two, here are three things to consider.
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Do you know the true cost of your calf program?

June 30, 2020
Tom Earleywine

Your total cost to raise calves is an important metric, but it's especially important when profit margins are tight. Total feed costs or feed cost per pound of gain are common metrics; however, those figures may be misleading because they don't include the full picture.


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How to add value to dairy-beef cross calves

June 30, 2020
Grant Crawford
A near-perfect storm has created an opportunity to add value to dairy calves not destined for the milking string. While dairy herd numbers remain fairly steady, improved milk production efficiencies have reduced the pace of replacement animals entering the herd.
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Slideshow: A peek inside the modern veal industry

June 23, 2020
Six percent of Holstein bull calves in the U.S. never make it to the feedlot. That’s because their path is diverted to become veal.
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ReVEALed: The forgotten destination for 6% of Holstein bull calves

June 23, 2020
Peggy Coffeen
Not all Holstein bull calves become steers. A tiny sliver (6%) contribute to a specialty meat sector that so quietly complements the dairy industry, some of us forget it’s there.
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