In a natural setting, cows and nursing calves together set the feeding schedule for the calf, and calves wean gradually, completing weaning at varying ages. By contrast, in artificial rearing systems ...

The industry must develop a new blueprint for colostrum and transition milk feeding that aligns vets and nutritionists to give calf rearers clarity on early-life nutrition. The industry standard has ...

Dairy producers know early nutrition for young calves has far-reaching impacts, both for the long-term health and productivity of the animals and for farm profitability. With the goal of increasing ...

My Friesian cross has delivered a good-looking and healthy calf. Since I am now retired, I want to focus on dairy farming. This is the first calf in my farm, kindly educate me on how best to take care ...

Discover more about the digestive process of cows and feeding beef cattle, to cultivate a healthy herd on even the smallest homesteads. Beginning farmers usually do pretty well with gardens, chopping ...

In a natural setting, cows and nursing calves together set the feeding schedule for the calf, and calves wean gradually, completing weaning at varying ages. By contrast, in artificial rearing systems ...