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Prevent pre-weaning problems with proactive planning

January 18, 2016
Theresa L. Ollivett
Dairy calves are the future of your herd. In addition to excellent nutrition, high-quality facilities and veterinary care, give calves the greatest opportunity to meet their future potential by having the infrastructure necessary for employees to perform up to their potential.
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Indoor calf pen walk-throughs: What you need to look for

January 18, 2016
Anne Proctor
Editor’s note: This article is part one in a two-part series on what to look for during a calf pen walk-through. Part two: Calf hutch walk-throughs: What you need to look for. Many times when I’m walking calves on a farm, an employee will ask, “So, what are you looking at anyway?”
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Best time to pair-house calves? As soon as possible

January 18, 2016
Joao H. C. Costa
Calves are routinely raised in single pens until weaning or even longer, but housing milk-fed calves in pairs or groups is increasing in popularity. This, in part, is due to the availability of automatic feeders and the potential of reducing labor requirements per head.
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There is a cost to raising heifers

January 18, 2016
Raising replacement heifers is one of the most costly aspects of a dairy farm. Heifers don’t bring a return for two years or more until they enter the milking string. They are also the future of the dairy herd, and without them, the dairy wouldn’t last long.
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Slideshow: New calf facility at Pankratz Farms

December 29, 2015
Pankratz Farms built a new calf facility that can raise heifer replacements for a future dairy herd of 400 cows. They currently have a 120-cow dairy herd.
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Pankratz family focus on youngstock positions farm for future

December 29, 2015
Sherry Bunting
Steve and Barb Pankratz were looking to the future of their central Wisconsin dairy farm when they set out to build a new calf facility aimed at positioning the dairy to continue with three active generations now, and the promise of a future for the fourth.
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Feeding forage to calves: Is it necessary?

December 16, 2015
Xavier Suarez-Mena
After birth, the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants undergoes important anatomical changes. At birth, calves possess a very small microbial population in the rumen.
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Stotz Dairy: Cleanliness is key for healthy calves

November 25, 2015
Jenna Hurty-Person
“Treat every cow like she is your only cow. It is more important for us to do what is right for the calf than what is easy for the people.” —Stotz Dairy motto
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Managing the weaning transition of growing heifers

November 24, 2015
Tana Dennis
Successful heifer-rearing programs are often only judged by high growth rates to weaning and average ages at first calving. However, heifer management during weaning, transition and immediately post-weaning is often overlooked.
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Providing calves the fresh air they need

November 24, 2015
Julian (Skip) Olson
Delivering fresh, clean air for young calves to breathe is important for both health and welfare. It can also be a challenge, depending on housing situations.
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