Displaying items by tag: calving
Are your heifers experiencing an autumn hangover?
Most of New Zealand has just been through yet another long dry spell which has translated to poor feed supply and quality for both the girls in herd and R2’s arriving home.
Keeping the BCS spread at calving within target
Range in body condition score (BCS) is as important as average BCS at calving on New Zealand dairy farms, according to DairyNZ.
Record them right in autumn rush
Sharemilkers are the minority among dairy and beef farmers, but in respect of NAIT they have a big role.
Split calvers match feed supply, demand
The bonus of split calving is that you can match feed supply with feed demand throughout the year, says Neville Porteous of Te Arai Farms in lower Northland.
Antibodies the key to fighting disease in newborns
In a three-part series, veterinarian Olivia Sutton, of Vetlife Oamaru, looks at optimising future heifers during calf rearing. In this second article, she looks at Failure of Passive Transfer (FPT).
Raising calves to full potential
In a three-part series, veterinarian Olivia Sutton, Vetlife Omaru, looks at optimising future heifers with calf rearing.
Safety around cows
Fill your calving paperwork – OSPRI
Weight, meal intake key to weaning
Weaning based on calf weight and meal intake will help calves develop into healthy heifers, says DairyNZ.
Benefits of preferential treatment
In seasonally calving herds all heifers are expected to be fertile and mated at the same time, but their birth dates typically span four-six weeks.