What if you had a crystal ball to help you choose the best nutrition program to achieve the optimal outcomes for your calves?

Giving pre-weaned calves access to as much calf milk replacer as their appetites demand has transformed the performance of Scottish dairy farmer Rory Christie’s heifer replacements. Dourie Farming Co, ...

AD LIB feeding of milk allows the calf to consume more milk when compared to a conventional milk-feeding programme for calves (bucket-feeding twice daily at a total of 10pc of bodyweight). However, ...

WITH many dairy farmers over quota this spring, large amounts of milk will be fed to calves. Many experiments were done in the past, adding probiotics to milk for calf feeding with an average 5% ...

Increase liquid nutrients to help keep calves growing through cold weather When Old Man Winter and Mother Nature start two-stepping through the short days and long nights of winter, big changes can ...

The higher cost of milk replacer has made it more expensive to feed young dairy calves recently. But as feed costs have increased, so has the value of young calves, with day-old calves selling for ...

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Most heifer calves being reared on commercial dairy units in the UK, need more milk if they are to hit targets for optimal health and lifetime productivity. That was the overwhelming result from new ...

The use of antimicrobial drugs and the subsequent selection for antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a global health problem affecting humans, animals and the environment. A research team from Vetmeduni ...