Dr. Bob James, a dairy consultant and owner of Down Home Heifer Solutions, Blacksburg, VA (Former Extension Scientist at Virginia Tech) specializes in calf health and nutrition and works with many ...

Feeding transition milk to newborn calves in their first 10 days and enriching it according to their immunoglobulin G status have helped a Pembrokeshire dairy farm slash pre-weaning mortality rates by ...

AD LIB feeding of milk allows the calf to consume more milk when compared to a conventional milk-feeding programme for calves (bucket-feeding twice daily at a total of 10pc of bodyweight). However, ...

WITH many dairy farmers over quota this spring, large amounts of milk will be fed to calves. Many experiments were done in the past, adding probiotics to milk for calf feeding with an average 5% ...

Calf health and subsequent lifetime production can be optimised through good colostrum management, feeding more milk solids and controlling moisture inside calf housing. According to Georgina Thomas, ...

A growing population of younger cows in most dairy herds brings a hidden risk to calf health. Fortunately, it’s also a ...

Milk should be boiled and cooled to body temperature (39°C) before feeding. The quantity of milk per calf should be 10 per cent its body weight.

In dairy farming, getting a handle on feeding is the single most important determinant of the profitability of your farm. It is the basis of production, growth, health and body condition. Yakub Bachu, ...

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