“For cattle producers who retain their calves after weaning, calf performance is crucial for a successful operation,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist.

Farmers should think of calf management in the same way as looking after a baby, ensuring they are provided with a dry, draught-free bedroom, warm living room and clean kitchen. This is the advice of ...

From birth to joining the adult herd, rearing a dairy calf is estimated to cost an average of £1,800. Therefore, it is essential to get the process right. Ruminant veterinarian Becca Cavill says there ...

When it comes to the cow-calf segment of the beef industry, there are a number of strategies producers can look at in order to be successful, especially since this segment is unique. Tanner Aherin, ...

Scours (Diarrhoea) Most problems of ill-health and greatest mortality occurat birth and during the first few weeks of the caif's life. The main problem in herds calving indoors in spring is scour in ...

Despite record-high cash costs of $780 per head, surging calf prices pushed average profit margins up by $614 in 2025.

You have heard that female calves are the future of the herd. When we cull the older cows due to decreased milk production or otherwise these little ones become the replacement heifers. Healthy calves ...

The sight of bloody calf scours is a disturbing one, but the condition is not always fatal. University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory director Keith Poulsen says pinpointing the cause ...

Social media is full of farmers with calf rearing queries at present - let’s all start to speak the same language, Irish Examiner Farming columnist Brian Reidy writes Rearing calves is such an ...

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You have heard that female calves are the future of the herd. When we cull the older cows due to decreased milk production or otherwise, these little ones become the replacement heifers. Healthy ...