Once the cows have entered the parlour, the 10 calves belonging to the respective cows are allowed out from the calf pen. These calves find their respective cows and can suckle them from the side ...

Cryptosporidia can cause severe diarrhoea in calves that have received adequate amounts of colostrum, but hygiene is poor. Individual calf pens should be cleared out between calves and when calves are ...

It is always exciting when a little one joins the family. In the beef cattle business, calves are typically born during a planned calving season that occurs in the spring or the fall, said the ...

I have a lot of experience searching for the best boots for wide calves. I’ve personally struggled for years to find a decent fitting pair—so much so that I’d pretty much given up on wearing ...

Providing adequate cattle shelter and nutrition during the coldest months of the year is essential for herd health and ...

Van Os cautioned that enrichments are only valuable if they serve a function and are utilized by the animals. Simply tossing a ball into a calf pen does not necessarily qualify as enrichment. Further, ...

The Met Museum returned an ancient cup, assembled from fragments, to Italy in 2022 after investigators found it had been looted. Now a second has been returned after a similar determination. By ...

Bunk space, pen space ... stall design, size and bedding management will improve animal use of the beds, improve lying time and improve milk production. Body condition scoring (BCS) is another simple ...

Before winter arrives, American ranchers are rushing to get cattle and calves settled and sorted. That fall drive includes fall-calving cows. It’s a growing trend as more herds shift to delivering a ...

The crunch time for calves usually comes from mid-March onwards when most calves are born. Some farmers have stand-by calf housing by converting calving pens to calf pens (as the number of cows ...