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Calf Care Around The World: Tim Williams - Australia
As we travel around the world, we will make a stop in Australia! Tim Williams gives us an idea of what the calf industry is like down under. Tim obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Science and had the opportunity to travel widely around the world working in the dairy industry in South Africa, the U.K., Ireland, Europe and the United States...
Calf Care Around the World: James Kent - South Africa
This week our travels will take us to the Southern Hemisphere as we learn about Calf Rearing in South Africa! I was able to spend some time talking to James Kent to gain some insight into the dairy industry there...
Calf Care Around The World: Rosa Rodríguez - Mexico to USA
This week as we travel around the world on our tour of calf raising facilities, we will be visiting Stanfield Arizona, USA! Rosa Rodriguez, Calf Ranch Manager from T&K Red River Dairy, has a few things to share with us about raising calves in the desert...
Calf Care Around the World: Paul Lindeque - South Africa to USA
We will start our tour this week in Central Texas, USA at Beattie Cattle. Paul Lindeque is the owner and director of the facility. Paul grew up on a ranch in South Africa where they raised many different types of farm animals and crops. Paul spent some time serving in the military and then attended college. During college he had the opportunity to be an agriculture exchange student in the USA...
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...