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Calf & Heifer Management

Guides on calf care, heifer raising, calf health and group housing.

Calf Care

• Colostrum: The First Hours That Decide a Calf's FutureA calf is born with almost no antibodies. What it drinks in the first hours of life makes a lasting difference.

Heifer Raising

• Heifer Raising Economics: Cost Per Day, Age at First Calving, and the Payback WindowEvery heifer carries two years of feed, labor and housing costs before she earns anything, and age at first calving is the lever that moves them most.
• Raising Holstein Heifers: Growth Targets, Age at First Calving and CostHeifers are the herd's future and its biggest hidden expense. What growth targets look like, why age at first calving matters and where the money goes.

Calf Health

• Calf Scours and Pneumonia: Prevention, Electrolytes and When to Call the VetDiarrhea and breathing trouble are the two big killers of young dairy calves. What causes them, what to do first and why prevention starts before the calf is born.

Group Housing

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