Hoard's Dairyman E-Sources Calf & Heifer

As the National Dairy farm magazine, Hoard's Dairyman's Calf and Heifer E-source provides management information to dairy herd owners on calves and heifers. Topics include colostrum, young stock housing, heifer feeding and breeding heifers.

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Don’t let the first meal be her last

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Colostrum feeding practices have room for improvement

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Should I supplement colostrum?

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Colostrum programs the calf for life

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How long is too long to delay colostrum feeding?

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What makes colostrum different?

Serving up the very first meal

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There are new guidelines for feeding calves

Don’t let winter slow down your calves

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The story behind the scours

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Pasteurized, but not always perfect

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Timing of calf cooling matters

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Back to the basics with calf scours

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Myths and misconceptions about treating calf scours

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Extra milk drives up calf raising costs

Dealing with calf diarrhea

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Bedding can make up for some bad air

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Can we raise smarter calves?

Individual hutches still the norm

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Questions and answers about caustic paste disbudding

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We need weaning transition periods

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Win at weaning; jump-start the rumen

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Kick-start udder development in calfhood

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We can influence mammary growth

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Feed now and reap the rewards later

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Transition milk has untapped potential for calves

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We know more about feeding calves

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Carefully introduce hay

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What makes a good calf starter?

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Calfhood research developments

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Myths and misconceptions about treating calf scours

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Weaning doesn’t have to be so stressful

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How much water should dairy calves drink?

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Automated calf feeding isn’t foolproof

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Bull calves deserve equal care

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Calf feeding changes are on the way

Feed to meet their potential

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Crowding changes heifer behavior

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Heifer care makes good cents

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Should you keep every heifer?

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Should you keep every heifer?

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Dairy heifer inventories push record levels

Hoard's Dairyman: When to breed heifers

Click to see the video on dehorning, presented by the AVMA.

Using lung ultrasound as a management tool

BY Terri Ollivett, D.V.M., University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine

Feeding the calves of today and tomorrow

BY Bob James, Virginia Tech

Supporting calf immunity for health and growth

BY Amelia Woolums, D.V.M., Mississippi State University

Housing calves in small groups: The pros, cons, and best practices

BY Whitney Knauer, V.M.D

Raising calves on autofeeders — will it work for you?

BY Bob James, Virginia Tech

Calf management, behavior, and welfare

BY Emily Miller-Cushon, University of Florida

Nutritional regulation of gut function in calves: colostrum and milk

BY Michael Steele, University of Guelph

Treating diarrhea in dairy calves

BY Geof Smith, D.V.M.

Synchronization strategies for heifers

BY Joe Dalton, University of Idaho

Housing calves in small groups: The pros, cons, and best practices

BY Whitney Knauer, V.M.D

There's a new calf killer in town

BY Jason E. Lombard, D.V.M

Calf rearing affects lifetime eating behavior

BY Trevor DeVries, University of Guelph

Opportunities & challenges in dairy replacement heifer raising

BY Michael Overton, D.V.M.

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Heifer prices drop 24 percent in four years

Heifers need their own space

Heifer raising costs continue climbing upward

Feed costs consume heifer rearing expenses

Calf care takes money and time

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