Glacier FarmMedia — Labour savings are the main reason dairy and veal producers express interest in automated calf feeding systems. But once installed, producers find the systems have other benefits ...

In 2017, the ICPA was completed with 26 farms to provide economic information comparing automated group and individual calf feeding systems. It was determined the cost to raise a calf on an automated ...

“Of course, that’s not practical in a dairy system,” he says. So how can a dairy producer continue with a more aggressive feeding program, while maintaining digestive health in calves? One option, ...

Feeding the next generation of dairy cows a little more often could be beneficial to long-term production. Historically, calves were fed twice a day because producers ...

“The feed needs of the calf have to be accounted for. Either the calf needs to be fed in a separate creep area, or the pair intake needs to be increased as the calf grows to meet its needs,” said ...

The Nebraska Extension will host a webinar entitled Drylot Feeding ... increased as the calf grows to meet its needs,” said Dr. Karla Wilke, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Systems Specialist.

“The feed needs of the calf have to be accounted for. Either the calf needs to be fed in a separate creep area, or the pair intake needs to be increased as the calf grows to meet its needs,” said Dr.

A Co. Tyrone dairy farm has reduced calf mortality to just 1% and has no post-weaning growth checks, thanks to a series of ...

The primary objective of the management practice of creep feeding is to put additional weight on the calves economically before weaning without making the calves fleshy. Fleshy calves are usually ...

Learn everything about raising calves for profit, including bottle-feeding calves, bottle-calf nutrition, dehorning, and when to wean calves with a bottle calf feeding schedule from the first ...