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In a matter of days – on August 1 – new regulations on bobby calves come into force.

Winter weather has returned with a vengeance, and many farms will now be calving cows in these conditions.

With the calving season just around the corner many farmers will soon be doing their annual rounds of calf rearing duties.

Plan and prepare to succeed in calving this season, setting up your team early with all the right knowledge and gear.

New regulations to strengthen the law on the management and treatment of bobby calves were announced last month by Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.

Knowing the signs and stages of labour, how to calf a cow and the immediate care needed after calving will increase the number of successful births, says DairyNZ.

Get your colostrum feeding right and you'll go a long way towards raising healthy replacement calves.

Calving season just got a little bit easier thanks to a new series of online videos from SealesWinslow.

Calving cows means late nights and early mornings, with statistics showing around 18% of heifers need help and 7% of calves die at birth.

Getting cows in-calf quickly is the key to achieving a good calving pattern, says DairyNZ.