Calf Post Weaning Environment
Grouping
After weaning, calves should be housed in equal sized / aged groups, ideally one week after milk feeding has ceased. This avoids two major changes in routine at one time. Group calves according to size.
Weaning from a machine feeding system is normally reached earlier (as early as week 5) and should still be tied to starter intake (min 900g for 3 consecutive days).
Environment
The calf’s environment is very important in ensuring its health. Calf housing should provide… Continue reading
Infectious Disease Management
Every animal producer needs a disease monitoring and management program. These programs should be monitored with the practicing vet and might consider:
- Which diseases are present,
- Which ones can be minimized or prevented,
- How infections ones are identified and treated,
- What safeguards are in place to minimize disease spread
- Minimize the likelihood of public health problems.
Health problems and their prevention should be central to many of the daily management decisions.
Losses from ongoing infectious problems tend to be insidious.… Continue reading