Use of 'just-in-time' individual calving pens are a great way to help minimise disease risks for both the cow and calf over group pens. However, they do require careful management and attention to ...

DEEP litter straw yards are unsuitable for calving down modern dairy cows often increasing risk of high milk cell count and poor calf health, warns an independent housing specialist. According to ...

Calving pens have gone out of fashion as building design has swung in favour of yards and block calving herds prefer paddocks. But individual pens can’t be beaten for hygiene and handling – and the ...

Preparing for calving season usually comes during an already busy time of the year. No matter if you calve in winter, spring or fall, gathering all the items needed for a successful calving season is ...

Simple measures are vital to producing healthy calves and protecting cow health Preventing the spread of disease around calving time is helped by having clean equipment, pens and wearing gloves Safe ...

Teagasc drystock advisor Keith Fahy talks about preparing for spring-calving, focusing on essential equipment, nutrition and safety ‘Cows would ideally be kept with calves for three to four days until ...

SHARON, N.D.-On the first day of spring, black calves nestled in a bed of yellow straw soaked in the rays on the south side of Cody and Jenn Bratlie's calving pen while their mothers ate hay or ...

EDMONTON — Scientists are putting Alberta at the head of the herd among provinces with a strategy to preserve threatened caribou that includes sectioning off forest to protect calving cows. While the ...