Weather Management
Avoid heat stress in calves
Use these tips to keep calves cool in hot weather.
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Calculate cold-weather energy needs
There are still several weeks of chilly winter weather left.
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Calf comfort key in cold weather
The following signs mean your replacement calves and heifers should be able to comfortably handle the upcoming cold weather.
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Precondition your transition calves
Prepare calves for group housing with these pre-moving strategies.
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Save the calves
Start now to protect your investment in live, healthy calves.
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Private calvings
The maternity area at Dairyland Farms LLC in New Franken, Wis., features five individual calving pens so that cows won’t be disturbed by pen mates during calving.
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Crossbreeding benefits calves
A recent study shows Holstein-Jersey calves were healthier and had lower death loss than pure Holstein calves.
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Cold-weather tips for spring calving (Calving management)
With temperatures dipping well below freezing in parts of the Plains and Midwest, “spring” calving season poses a challenge for cow-calf producers.
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Step up energy to calves in cold weather
Use this rule of thumb to keep your calves in top shape this winter.
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Wean calves naturally
Everyone knows when you wean calves they bawl — a lot.
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Cold weather feeding tips for calves
With the onset of cold weather in many parts of the country, adjustments should be made in the way calves are fed in order to give them more energy.
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