housing

A dairy enterprise should strive to make optimal use of 3 most important production factors: the cows, the employees and the invested money. Along with this it needs to ensure long term sustainability (expansion, environment, social acceptance). Photo: Jan Hulsen
26-01-2022 | Article

How to design the ideal dairy barn

Past research has shown that perinatal calf mortality worldwide is between 2.4% and 9.7% with one UK paper estimating mortality to be 7.9% . Photo: Canva
11-01-2022 | Article

Driving down dairy calf mortality rates in the UK

Dr David Bell, research associate at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) looked at the impact of early life thermal environment on calf performance.
30-11-2021 | Article

Optimising dairy calf and heifer performance

Comfortable straw pens with easy access to feed and water, right next to the parlour. There are medicines, materials, a computer and a washbasin in the white vet room. Next to it is a treatment stall. Do not put special needs cows in among pregnant cows or dry cows. Photo: Jan Hulsen I Roodbont
27-05-2021 | Article

How to effectively manage special needs cows

Over the last years, the majority of calves in the US and Canada have been housed singly before weaning, however according to a recent report, an increasing number of producers have been successfully raising dairy calves recently in pairs or groups. Photo: Anne van der Woude
18-05-2021 | News

Calf pairing: What are the advantages?

Photo: Roodbont
14-04-2021 | Article

How to be certain of a comfortable feeding fence

When it comes to thinking outside the box or coming up with innovative solutions it can be beneficial for farmers to look to their peers for input and support rather than just receive advice through a top down approach. Photo: Zana van Dijk
04-03-2021 | Expert opinion

Tackling dairy farming problems from the ‘bottom up’

Sand bedding. Photo: Lilian Schaer
08-02-2021 | News

Use sand wisely for soil health and cow comfort

Photo: Michel Zoeter
17-12-2020 | Article

Keeping calf pneumonia at bay

Photo: Roodbont
02-12-2020 | News

How to prioritise a good, comfortable cubicle