Well-grown dairy calves and heifers play an important role in the future success of all dairy farms. Being able to efficiently raise replacement dairy...

This article is part of our series of original articles on emerging featured topics. Please check here to see other articles in this series.Heifers are the...

This article is part of our series of original articles on emerging featured topics. Please check here to see other articles in this series.Automated milk...

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD), also known as shipping fever or pneumonia, is a significant problem for dairy replacement heifers. According to reports...

This article is part of our series of original articles on emerging featured topics. Please check here to see other articles in this series.As soon as the...

In the United States, as well as other parts of the world, calves are fed using various nutrition plans and feeding systems to meet the growth, performance,...

 This article is part of our series of original articles on emerging featured topics. Please check here to see other articles in this series.The dairy calf...

This article is part of our series of original articles on emerging featured topics. Please check here to see other articles in this series.Dairy heifers...

This article is part of our series of original articles on emerging featured topics. Please check here to see other articles in this series.Attention to...

En Español: Electrolitos para Terneras LecherasOral rehydration solutions are used to replenish fluids and electrolytes that are lost during the course of ...

Have you considered housing heifers in an old cow barn, or are you currently doing so? If so, this article is for you.Many farmers have expanded herd size,...

A pre-weaned dairy calf has several basic needs that must be met in order for her to be healthy and achieve target weight gains. Generally speaking, these...

Once calves reach 5 to 6 months of age, they are ready to graduate from the transition management group and move on to the adolescent management group....

Dairy producers know the importance of getting a fresh cow off to a good start in her lactation. A considerable effort is made to ensure that she is given...

Calves that have completed the weaning process are ready for their first experience with group housing. The stress associated with being weaned is over, and...

Nearly everyone is familiar with “bleach.” Technically, bleach is a water-based solution of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl in water). The most common form is...

Dairy producers and heifer growers often house dairy heifers in free-stall barns as a labor-efficient heifer management system. There are many unique...

One simple way to improve feed efficiency in heifers is to employ good bunk management. Feeding heifers to exact levels of intake and using the heifers'...

Today’s successful dairy operation recognizes that heifers are an important investment in the future. They place high value on the heifer and regard it as a...

The success of a heifer-rearing program can be evaluated by monitoring the height and weight of calves and heifers and comparing the results to breed...

Cost of production is a key indicator of competitiveness. This is especially true in the dairy farm industry, where a manager must use input efficiency and...

As dairy farms grow and specialize in milking cows, one enterprise that may be removed from the dairy farm to allow for milk cow herd expansion is heifer...

In recent months milk replacer costs have jumped $15 to $20 per bag, and we have entered into somewhat new territory in the economics of calf feeding...

Latest estimates of average weaning age in the United States indicate that 70 percent of calves are weaned at 7 weeks of age or later. In addition, 25...

Traditional goals of calf-rearing programs have centered on decreasing mortality and weaning to solid feeds as early as practically feasible on farms. Little...