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Single vs. Group Housing
Group housing of calves has increased in popularity over the past few years. Originally, single calves were raised alone in a hutch or pen to reduce the spread of disease, avoid cross-suckling, minimize competition, and facilitate management of calves at different ages. Over the past two decades, farm management has evolved to include group calf raising systems that minimize labor and simplify work load...
Fresh Cow Health
Calving is a stressful event for both the cow and the calf. Management practices that minimize stress and support immune function are crucial during this event. The first few days postpartum are the most critical days in the life of a dairy cow. Proper nutrition and management during this time is important to maintain immunity, prevent metabolic disorders, and achieve high milk production throughout lactation...
Importance of the Dry Period
The dry period is an important time of rest and repair. Often times the importance of the dry period is overlooked. However, proper dry cow management is important to prepare the cow for the next lactation. During the dry period the cow’s immune system is hard at work clearing up subclinical infections, repairing the gut, and ramping up the immune system to prepare for the next lactation.
Benefits of Chromium Supplementation
It was once believed that all feedstuffs would provide sufficient concentrations of essential trace minerals. However, recent studies have shown that among our most common feed ingredients, they are often lacking in many essential trace minerals. Chromium is one of these minerals that cattle are not getting enough of from forage and grain feeds.
Surveillance Calf- Neonatal Gut Health
In a world where antibiotic resistance is becoming an issue and consumer perceptions are favoring products from animals that have never been treated with antibiotics, we need to be open minded and be utilizing new technologies to improve the health and welfare of our livestock. Surveillance Calf does just that as it provides support to the front-line defenses of the calf, as it supports and maintains intestinal health and supports rumen development.