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With calving time approaching, SealesWinslow has teamed up with the Dairy Women’s Network and celebrity chef Michael Van de Elzen to ensure both calves and carers get the best nutrition.

Range in body condition score (BCS) is as important as average BCS at calving, says DairyNZ.

In last month’s Dairy News, we discussed the common causes of dystocia (difficulty in giving birth) and ways it can be prevented. 

CALVING HAS gone well and production and mating are on track throughout the country, says Craig McBeth, DairyNZ’s general manager extension. 

 “So attention to detail in the core drivers of farming systems is working for farmers,” he told Dairy News. 

THE HEAVY snow showers falling in Southland and Otago have come at a bad time with most dairy farmers well into calving.

DAIRYNZ IS RUNNING 19 StockSense events in June and July to help farmers prepare for the calving season.

AUSTRALIAN FARMERS farmers Brett and Judith Gledhill have increased conception rates since switching their herd to calving every three months.

Dairy farmers are being reminded to be extra vigilant in recording the parentage of calves – a study two years ago showed an average 23% were incorrectly matched.

DESPITE DIFFICULTIES getting cows in calf last season the Dymock family at Whataroa, south Westland, have a no-induction policy and they’re sticking with it.

CALVING IS over for most farmers, and disbudding, tagging and vaccinating the calves are ticked off. And for most, AB is well underway.