As we continue to better understand the important interactions between herd management, year-long cow nutrition and herd health programs on lifetime calf performance and carcass quality, ways of ...

Bonanza calf nutrition is number 1 for transition milk and Once-a-day milk replacers.They are also the only company to produce concentrated calf milk and lamb milk made with ewe’s milk. For more ...

Cattle producers with fall-calving herds who are contemplating upcoming weaning choices have several options to reduce animal stress. “Many people eat a lot when they are stressed, but calves tend to ...

The Southern Plains summer heat can be hard on pastures, cows and calves, especially first-calf cows. These cows are in a special class as they still are trying to maintain body condition, actively ...

In a natural setting, cows and nursing calves together set the feeding schedule for the calf, and calves wean gradually, completing weaning at varying ages. By contrast, in artificial rearing systems ...

And research has found a calf with a weaning weight of 100kg liveweight had more than double the chance of lasting three or more lactations in the herd than one with a weaning weight of 50kg. Work ...

Philadelphia, January 24, 2022 – In a natural setting, cows and nursing calves together set the feeding schedule for the calf, and calves wean gradually, completing weaning at varying ages. By ...

Now is a good time to wean calves, and producers should select the weaning method that best fits their operation, according to North Dakota State University Extension livestock specialists. For the ...

Calves are the foundation on which the future of any dairy enterprise is built. If good replacement heifers are to be found, the management of calves must be effective. Calf management starts even ...