Displaying items by tag: calving
Cow, calf nutrition go together
The lead up to another calving period means the next few weeks offer an opportunity to meet the nutritional demands of your cows.
Giving calves a good start
As part of its strategic choice to lead in sustainability, Fonterra places a strong emphasis on calf wellbeing.
Calving cows need starch, energy
While most dairy farmers are heading into spring calving with lush grass cover, cows may need more starch and energy to compensate for pasture deficiencies this season.
Look out for coccidiosis
With calving underway, dairy farmers are being urged to be vigilant for coccidiosis by planning their calf feeding regimes and using nutrition to combat the potentially fatal disease.
Time to start preparing calf sheds
As farmers start calving, it’s time to think about preparing calf sheds. Here are some tips from NZAgbiz’s Calf Rearing Guide on preparing calf facilities and what good practices for setting up your calf shed are.
Give bobbies same respect
Plan now to reduce stress
Planning and preparing for calving with the farm team will reduce stress when calving is in full swing, and help keep everyone safe and healthy, says DairyNZ.
Good planning will ensure 2024 heifers reach their full potential
With calving fast approaching, dairy farmers and calf readers are planning for the busy months ahead. But NZAgbiz suggests that planning for long term productivity and profitable returns is about much more than preparing to cope with the demands of the season.
Business boost with pain relief
The pain scale medical professionals use with people isn’t applicable to animals. They can’t tell us whether they’re experiencing a 5 or a 9 out of 10. But that doesn’t mean they are not impacted by pain.
Treating calves with lavender extracts land farmer in court
A Canterbury farmer has been disqualified from owning calves and fined $26,000 following the death of a large number of calves he was raising.