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Farmers are being urged to feed more milk to new-born calves.

A series of open days will run in the North Island this month on controlling feed intake of calves and heifers.

Nutrition consultant to AgriVantage, Natalie Chrystal on the role of whey-based milk replacers during calving.

A Cambridge company has unveiled another innovation that helps farmers set calves up for a lifetime of good health, fertility and production.

A new calf trailer, from Mid Canterbury manufacturer Plucks, claims to improve calf welfare during transport, particularly with regards to injury and risk of infection.

Mastitis is the most common disease of dairy cattle and is a significant cause of losses on the dairy farm, explains Dr Sean Daly, vet and technical adviser at MSD Animal Health.

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

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

Farmers will be able to administer a local anaesthetic for disbudding or dehorning, if they are trained, when new regulations come into force on October 1, 2019, says NZ Veterinary Association chief veterinary officer Helen Beattie.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) says it’s happy with the way farmers are preparing for the new bobby calf regulations to be enforced from August 1.