Calves

Calves receiving insufficient, high-quality colostrum in the correct timeframe will suffer from Failure of Passive Transfer (FPT) and have been shown to be more susceptible to disease and poorer performance in terms of daily live weight gains. Photo: Hans Prinsen

22-02 | News

UK: New calf test wins top innovation award

Calves with access to milk ad libitum consume 50–90% more milk than recommended feeding levels, while those rationed to current recommendations show behaviours associated with hunger. Photo: Canva

29-01 | Article

Re-evaluating dairy calf nutrition for long-term benefits

Calves housed in pairs were bolder compared with calves individually before grouping when it came to novel objects and unfamiliar calves. Photo: Canva

03-01 | News

How social housing affects dairy calves

The new technology allows for milk replacers to be formulated in a way that more closely resembles bovine milk, compared to milk replacers traditionally based on available dairy industry bioproducts. Photo: Canva

02-11-2023 | News

LifeStart Calf Symposium unveils scientific discoveries

Research carried out in Ireland evaluated the effects of a slow-release milk replacer on health and behaviour of neonatal dairy calves to look at the potential benefits to welfare during transport. Photo: Canva

26-09-2023 | News

Effects of slow-release milk replacer feeding on calf health

preventing faecal contamination of water and feed troughs is crucial in controlling coccidiosis in calves. Photo: Canva

21-09-2023 | News

Controlling calf coccidiosis through coccidiostats

A simple way to monitor height of heifers is to either know the height of the inventory or simply paint a line on the inventory for required height for insemination. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson

05-09-2023 | Expert opinion

Are your heifers growing fast enough?

SOP for milking routine. How we treat cows at milking, how we identify cows that are slow milkers or long to let down milk, how we clean teats and teat ends, how long stimulation time is, how we treat teats after milking etc. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson

11-05-2023 | Expert opinion

Management: if it’s boring for us, it’s better for the cows

In terms of resting time, calves spent more time lying down in the hour following feeding when they received human contact, irrespective of the housing system. Photo: Misset

20-04-2023 | Article

Human contact enrichment improves dairy calf welfare

Source full-fat colostrum designed to deliver energy, growth factors, hormones, vitamins and minerals to calves quickly and conveniently. Photo: Nettex

19-04-2023 | News

Adequate colostrum helps ensure dairy calf health

Cows & climate

Peter Lauwers, CEO of GEA Farm Technologies. Photo: Mark Pasveer

19-01-2023 | News

GEA: Dairy cow manure solution takes off

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24-11-2022 | News

EuroTier: A spotlight on dairy innovations

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