Developing or improving your farm’s guidelines for cleaning and sanitizing calf housing might seem like a daunting task. Try looking at it from a different angle. As a dairy farmer, you are more than likely familiar with the careful, well-thought-out routine of cleaning and sanitizing equipment in your parlor or milk house.

The mercury is inching up the thermometer and everyone is feeling the heat – especially those dairy calves.

There are hundreds of considerations when it comes to planning for calf housing, from what type of calf pail to purchase, to hutches versus calf barn, to ventilation type and beyond. In many cases, decision makers are basing their choices on what’s best for the calves, and that’s certainly a good thing. But what about what’s best for your employees?