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Turn genetic potential into real performance

Including oregano oil in the calf ration can help keep calves healthy without the use of antibiotics. This in turn can help keep calves on track to reach their full potential.

July 5, 2022

Mike Opperman

A newborn calf is a blank slate of opportunity, full of unrealized genetic potential built by generations of meticulous matings to achieve genetic improvement. The right nutrition and immunity support for that calf will play a large role in helping it unlock and realize its genetic potential.

To weaning and beyond!

Weaning calves early pays dividends in better calf performance and in saving money by feeding less milk replacer per calf. Here are some guidelines about weaning and taking care of calves after weaning.

May 20, 2022

Drew A. Vermeire

Weaning calves early pays dividends in better calf performance and in saving money by feeding less milk replacer per calf. Here are some guidelines about weaning and taking care of calves after weaning.

What colostrum audits are telling us

May 7, 2022

Phillip Jardon

There are certain times on a dairy when it is necessary to take a moment to assess performance in key management areas. There are TMR audits, parlor audits, reproduction audits and other assessment programs that help gauge successes and, most importantly, outline areas for continuous improvement.

3 basics for treating calfhood respiratory disease

April 1, 2022

Serious disease, lifelong impact — bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is one of the leading health concerns impacting heifer calves on dairies, even on the best-managed operations. Be armed with these three facts about BRD, and know the signs to watch for should BRD find its way into your herd.

Avoid antibiotic resistance in calves fed waste milk

February 24, 2022

Mike Opperman

Cows spend the vast majority of their lives eating forages and concentrates and turning those products into large volumes of high-quality milk.

A pen of misfits: Don’t let your transition calves be the weak link

February 22, 2022

Kimberley Morrill, Keith A. Bryan, and David Ledgerwood

When we hear the phrase “challenges in the transition pen,” we often think about the lactating herd, paying particular attention to the transition from a dry, non-lactating animal to a highly productive lactating animal.

Colostrum temperature: Not too hot, not too cold, just right

February 3, 2022

Dale Miller and Bobbi Kunde Brockmann

Remember the children’s story “Goldilocks and the Three Bears,” in which a young girl tastes three different bowls of porridge and discovers she doesn’t like it too hot or too cold but at just the right temperature? When it comes to preferences, calves and Goldilocks share something in common.

Management matters: 3 tips for successful post-weaning calf management

February 2, 2022

Casey Havekes

It is easy to fall in the pattern of thinking that once calves are weaned off milk the hard part is over, and you can turn a blind eye to them until it’s time for breeding.

Show me the data: Is oregano oil beneficial for calves?

January 12, 2022

Zach Janssen

The words “essential oil” can elicit a strong emotional response. For some this may be positive, and for others it may carry a negative connotation equivalent to that of “snake oil.”

Transition milk has a lot of immunoglobulins

December 22, 2021

Vimal Selvaraj, Kasey Schalich, and Robert Lynch

Antibodies in the dam’s colostrum, specifically immunoglobulins G and A, are the reason why newborn calves are able to immediately combat bacterial and viral pathogens in the environment.

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Turn genetic potential into real performance

To weaning and beyond!

What colostrum audits are telling us

3 basics for treating calfhood respiratory disease

Avoid antibiotic resistance in calves fed waste milk

A pen of misfits: Don’t let your transition calves be the weak link

Colostrum temperature: Not too hot, not too cold, just right

Management matters: 3 tips for successful post-weaning calf management

Show me the data: Is oregano oil beneficial for calves?

Transition milk has a lot of immunoglobulins

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