Calves
Colostrum
Serving up their first mealNew!Calves pay the price for dirty colostrum New!
What's in colostrum these days
Pasteurizing colostrum: the next step to controlling disease
Photoperiod won't hinder or help good colostrum
Colostrometers aren't just for scientists anymore
Calf Health
What hits calves when
Keep newborns healthy and safe
Dealing with diarrhea
Keeping ahead of calf diarrhea problems
Staying ahead of crypto
Video on disbudding (dehorning) using paste
Click to see the video on dehorning, presented by the AVMA.
Calf Housing
Two heads are better than one New!
Air tubes gain ground New!
Calf barns can equal hutches
Were you born in a barn?
Top five considerations for superior calf housing
Bringing past success to the new calf barn
We may switch from hutches to calf barn
Keep calves healthy with proper hutch design and location
Be sure calf hutches always have enough bedding
Individual hutches and bottle feeding reduce infections
Calf Feeding
Feed to meet their potential New!
Invest in your calves
Transition periods aren't just for your dry cows
How good is your waste milk?
What we learned from an automatic calf feeder
Early weaning is best way to cut calf costs
Early weaning saves you time and money
She's weaned . . . now what?
Calf raising is improving . . . but slowly
Calves are what they eat
How your calves grow
Heifers
Heifer Feeding
Shortcuts will shortchange heifers
We can improve feed efficiency in heifers
Cold weather impedes calf growth
What do your fresh heifers cost you?
Heifers are still too old at calving
Heifer raising and its effects on udder development
Eight ideas to reduce heifer expenses
How are those heifers doing . . . really?
Struggling with how big heifers should be
Limit feeding heifers. . . what we've learned and what we recommend
Round Table: Heifer growers and their customers speak out
Have you considered a TMR for your heifers?
Heifer Breeding
Heifer timed A.I. may benefit average heat detectors
Multiple options to consider when breeding heifers
Handy Hint: When to breed heifers
Heifers - Miscellaneous
Heifer exporters should limit disease incidence
Heat stress shortchanges heifers
Heifers need their own spaceNew
