Displaying items by tag: calving

 Dairy farmers are being urged to look at breeding the balance of dairy herds (after replacements) to proven beef genetics.

Australian farmers Trevor and Anthea Saunders are dedicated Jersey breeders. Anthea controls the calf rearing on their farm in Warragul, Victoria, determined to give them the best possible start.

One vet clinic says it is doing its bit to help cash-strapped dairy farmers.

Nutritional scours is one of the two forms of scours in unweaned calves. The other form is pathogenic scours. 

Adopting a transition feeding programme should be a ‘no-brainer’ for Australian dairy farmers, says a nutrition and animal health specialist.

The women who have attended DWN calf nutrition workshops over the past three months have walked away with a little added extra this year.

Calving season is just around the corner and there are three top tips for healthy productive calves.

When Irish farmer Niall Austin lost a cow and calf during an unexpected difficult calving, he decided to act.

It's the calm before the calving season and a bit of planning now will help herds get through without the risk of metabolic disorders, such as milk fever, which can lead to downer cows or impact future milk production, claims mineral supplier SealesWinslow.

In this calm before the calving season a bit of planning now will help herds get through without the risk of metabolic disorders, such as milk fever, says ruminant feed company SealesWinslow.