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Helpful Benchmarks For Raising Calves
Click here to view as a pdf: Helpful Benchmarks For Raising Calves By Carley Ciolkosz, B.S. Livestock Nutritionist Raising healthy calves is one of the most important and hardest tasks on a dairy farm. Healthy calves turn into healthy cows and the months from birth to weaning sets up the calf for the rest of…
Calfhood Diarrhea: Two Different Causes = Two Different Electrolyte Strategies
Click here to view as a pdf: Calfhood Diarrhea Two Causes Two Electrolyte Strategies Click here to watch as a video: https://youtu.be/fUI2G9xB41U Calf scours are an economically devastating disease affecting calf raisers, primarily because scours cause calves to rapidly dehydrate. Providing proper hydration can help shorten the severity and duration of calf scours. Electrolyte therapy…
Comparing Calves To Bicycle Wheels- A Systematic Approach To Troubleshooting Pre-weaned Calves
Click here to view as a pdf: Comparing Calves To Bicycle Wheels By Ryan Leiterman, D.V.M and Lorrie Meister, C.V.T. On October 11, 1826, Theodore Jones of London, England received a patent for what he called “wire wheels”. Jones found that if he added wires, or what we now call spokes, to a circular rim,…
Progressive Dairy Magazine Features “Calves and Bicycle Wheels” by Dr. Ryan Leiterman
Crystal Creek® is proud to announce that Dr. Ryan Leiterman’s recent article “Calves and Bicycle Wheels-A Systematic Approach to Troubleshooting Pre-weaned Calves“, has been published in the Progressive Dairy Magazine. This article discusses the evaluation of overall calf health. Break one spoke on a wheel, and the whole wheel collapses. Calves are no different. Every…
Understanding Biofilms In Agriculture – Republished as a Customer Favorite
Click here to view as a pdf: Understanding Biofilms In Agriculture Customer Favorite1 Customer Favorite This article was originally published in the April 2017 Issue of the Crystal Creek® Newsletter By: Jessica Getschel, B.S. In agriculture today, sanitation technique and protocol implementation have become more important than ever before. An increased awareness of health benefits…
Electrolyte Use
Click here to view as a pdf: Electrolyte Use By Kelly Hubert, B.S. Electrolytes are an important tool to use when supporting scouring and dehydrated calves. Scours are the leading cause of death in young calves, primarily because scours cause calves to rapidly dehydrate. It is important to monitor calves daily and treat them quickly when…
Give Your Beef Calves A Strong Start
Click here to view as a pdf: Give Your Beef Calves A Strong Start By Erik Brettingen, B.S. The stress caused by weaning decreases a calf’s immune function and makes them more vulnerable to disease. For many years it has been common practice to give medicated feeds, pellets, or additives around the time of…
Ask The Vet / Ask The Nutritionist
Click here to view as a pdf: Ask The Vet Ask The Nutritionist “We provide our calves with a clean maternity pen to be born in, good quality colostrum at birth and a sound nutrition program as they grow but we still have outbreaks of scours. We work hard to keep our calf pens clean…
Hygiene Protocols For Successful Calf Raising
Click here to view as a pdf: Hygiene Protocols For Successful Calf Raising By Erik Brettingen, B.S. Every calf raiser knows that keeping calves healthy is neither simple nor easy. When a calf’s exposure to pathogens “outweighs” its immune resources, the results are clinical illness. One of the keys to keeping calves healthy is reducing…
Providing A Clean Environment=Healthier Calves And Increased Profit
Click here to view as a pdf: Providing A Clean Environment Equals Healthier Calves By Lorrie Meister, CVT Livestock Specialist A clean environment is essential to successful calf raising. Housing, air quality and cleanliness of the surfaces the calf comes into contact with (hutches, panels, bottles, pails, feeders, etc.) all play a role in…