Poor hygiene in calf housing can have a serious impact on the health and performance of calves as youngstock, and when they enter the adult herd. Setting up sheds to allow for efficient and effective ...

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The majority of calf housing, both old and new, is not of sufficient standard, said animal health consultant Martin Kavanagh at the Teagasc National Beef Conference in October. Thu, 12 Jan, 2017 - ...

Dairy calves can be raised in many different kinds of facilities. Choosing the right one for an individual farm depends on capital, labor and management resources available. Four basic requirements ...

REARING calves in a clean and comfortable environment is one of the essential components for producing healthy calves. In particular, the conditions in which they are housed for the first few weeks ...

FARMERS looking for ideas to upgrade their calf housing, should check out the new case studies on Dairy Australia's website featuring video tours, photos and design specifications of calf housing on ...

Focused on enhancing calf outcomes, the project shows daily live weight gains of up to 150g for youngstock housed in the purpose-built calf rearing shed at High Skeog Farm in Dumfries and Galloway. As ...