By Topic: fitness

Animal condition and health should be a top consideration before transporting dairy animals including calves and cull cows. These articles about determining fitness to transport meet the National Dairy FARM Animal Care Program’s continuing education requirement.
Prioritize physical, mental health this spring
April 11 2024
We are entering a busy time on most dairy farms, with spring planting being a top priority along with so many other day-to-day responsibilities
Transportation can be tough on young calves
March 27 2023
Despite how commonly calves are transported, surprisingly little research has been conducted to evaluate this practice. In addition, the research that has been done has mostly focused on physiological...
It’s time to cull “cull cows” from our vocabulary
Jan. 5 2022
deciding when and how a dairy cow departs the farm is different on every operation