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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…
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…
Preventing Scours Is Cheaper Than Treating Them
Click here to view as a pdf: Preventing Scours Is Cheaper Than Treating Them By Ryan Leiterman, D.V.M. Calf scours have been around as long as we have had domesticated cattle and yet they continue to plague the dairy industry. When it comes to getting serious about preventing calf scours, there are four main…
Managing Calf Scours: The Ideal Formula
Click here to read or download this article from our December Newsletter.
Post-Weaned Calf Management
Click here to read or download this article from our April Newsletter.