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Set up for success: 7 tips for getting the most out of your autofeeder

Automatic calf feeders certainly have many pros, but they are still a tool that must be managed properly to be effective. Managing calves correctly, maintaining the machines and feeding them appropriately are key to success.

December 19, 2022

Bradley Biehl

An automatic calf feeder is a great tool for many calf programs. As with any piece of equipment, management is a key contributor to the success or failure of your autofeeder.

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.

‘Y’ the best vaccine for scours may not be a vaccine

October 21, 2021

Bobbi Kunde Brockmann

If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? For newborn calves, their answer would most likely be immediate immunity.

Unintended consequences of early antibiotic introduction

July 30, 2021

Kavishti Kokaram

As more research is being done on calf health, it is being discovered that common calf management practices that introduce antibiotics during critical development periods might be doing more harm than good.

Are your heifers all grown up?

May 7, 2021

Alois F. Kertz

When are heifers “all grown up?” Not really until at least the end of their first lactation. And cows are not considered mature until around their third lactation.

Choosing forage sources to feed the post-weaned heifer

February 2, 2021

Alois F. Kertz

One question commonly asked by dairy producers is: Which forage sources should I use when beginning to feed calves a total mixed ration (TMR) after weaning?

Create lifelong immunity starting with the newborn calf

August 31, 2020

Kelly Reed

Creating lifelong immunity in baby calves has never been more important. A proactive approach to health, nutrition and management is a must from day one. Having a proper program in place not only improves the health of the animal, but it can also improve resilience to stress and disease.

Strategies to optimize calf rumen development, nutrition and health

July 20, 2020

Anne H. Laarman and Rebecca L. Hiltz

Nutrition is important at all stages of life for the dairy cow, but it is critical for young calves as they grow and mature.

How does feeding calves relate to a bank account?

June 1, 2012

Aurora Villarroel

Many producers report problems rearing calves without disease. First oﬀ, it is important to understand that they are living beings and, as such, some will get sick. Second, these are babies, so they are more susceptible to disease than adults.

A second look at management and environmental factors that impact growth of neonatal calves

January 11, 2011

Mark Hill and H. Gale Bateman

There are probably as many ways to raise dairy replacements as there are people raising dairy replacements. Most of these methods are successful; however, everyone knows that some are more successful than others. At the most recent ADSA meetings in Denver last summer, we presented an evaluation of data we have collected to determine what impacts growth of neonatal calves through eight weeks old.

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Set up for success: 7 tips for getting the most out of your autofeeder

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

‘Y’ the best vaccine for scours may not be a vaccine

Unintended consequences of early antibiotic introduction

Are your heifers all grown up?

Choosing forage sources to feed the post-weaned heifer

Create lifelong immunity starting with the newborn calf

Strategies to optimize calf rumen development, nutrition and health

How does feeding calves relate to a bank account?

A second look at management and environmental factors that impact growth of neonatal calves

Ruminating for better health

Hot chocolate and Holsteins: Ontario family farm hosts annual open house

6 considerations to maximize cow comfort this winter

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