While pair-housing calves has many benefits, it also brings some disease risks. Researchers suggest pairing early in life to capture all the upsides of pair housing

A popular topic of discussion in recent years has been whether to raise calves on the farm or send them off-site into the care of experienced calf rearers

Many dairy farms go back and forth on whether to feed waste milk (WM) or milk replacer (MR) to their calves

There are many critical factors to raise healthy and well-grown calves., Maggie Gilles, Cleanliness cannot be overstated for calves

Newer research and anecdotal evidence shows that the value of colostrum extends past that single meal

The fresh cow heads into the parlor to be milked, and fills the bucket, with low to moderate quality colostrum — now what?, Bup colostrum quality with ease, Reagan Bluel

The author is an assistant professor and extension specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Pair or group housing calves is one example of providing enrichment that can boost dairy animals’

The calf program has often been relegated to a lower priority for the dairy business as it is a current expense with a delayed impact on future income

Managing livestock is complex. A dairy farmer is constantly trying to move the seesaw of health and disease in favor of animal health

There are three critical periods for dairy calves. The first is around calving and includes the cow, the environment, and the colostrum feeding and management

The author is an associate editor for Hoard’s Dairyman. Preventing calf disease like scours starts before calving and becomes more crucial in the first days of life

During a recent calf study, most of my mornings were spent measuring grain refusals

I was recently asked what significant changes I have seen in calf nutrition and growth over my nearly 35-year career at the University of Illinois

Historically, criminals who have been sentenced to death have been granted a sumptuous last meal before their execution

DAIRY producers are aware of the importance of feeding quality colostrum within the first two hours of birth (and surely within six hours). Colostrum provides immunity as antibodies

Millions of calves, including replacement heifers, dairy bull calves, and dairy-beef calves, leave dairy farms every year

My predecessor started the concept of herd health checks in our area over 50 years ago. Cows and heifers were checked for their reproductive status on a schedule

when a pendulum swings out farther in one direction than normal, it may swing back too far in the other direction. A correction can take some time later on

Calves enter a world filled with bacteria, viruses, and parasites. These organisms can make them sick or even lead to death

A silver bullet is a simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem. Many would maintain that they exist only in fiction, but colostrum is a real life example