Displaying items by tag: CALF REARING

Waste milk has traditionally been fed to calves as it can’t be sent for supply. But is this a good idea? DairyNZ senior scientist Jane Lacy-Hulbert investigates.

If you're buying or selling calves or milk, take these simple steps to reduce the risk of spreading Mycoplasma bovis and other diseases.

Scours is a nasty disease to watch for in calves.

All calves, including bobbies, must get adequate fresh colostrum in their first 24 hours of life.

When Lisa Hicks and partner Graham Sorensen opted for a career change in their early 40s they followed their passion for farming, reports feed maker SealesWinslow.

For Len Pickett, working as a St John’s paramedic is the perfect complement to his “other career”, working as a commercial calf rearer, suggests the company that supplies him calf feed – Fiber Fresh.

The most surprising factor, when entering Mark and Michelle Bocock’s calf shed, isn’t the number of calves but the silence.  There isn’t a sound.

Calf rearing expert and veterinary consultant Dr Bas Schouten responds to comments published by Dr Lucy Waldron about tube feeding of newborn calves.

If my recent experience of bidding at local calf sales is anything to go by, calf rearing is enjoying a long-awaited resurgence. 

Australian farmers Trevor and Anthea Saunders are dedicated Jersey breeders and their enthusiasm about their herd showed when we visited in late May.