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Winter is coming…calves and the cold

As the cold weather of winter starts to set in – it’s a good time to think about how calves can be affected by cooler temperatures. All animals have what is called a “thermoneutral zone” (TNZ). As shown in the picture below, it is the temperature range...

CalfWise Workshop 17 & 19 October

The Vet Group’s CalfWise Workshops present the latest, topical information on calf rearing, relevant to our district.  Our CalfWise team focuses on practical advice to help you achieve healthier calves. The workshop is run over two days and participants come...

Calving First Aid Refresher

With the new season’s calves starting to make an appearance we thought it would be timely to revisit the physiology of the calving process and the common reasons why interventions may be required. As with any medical emergency, the success of calving first aid is...

Calf starters

A dairy cow’s stomach is made up of four parts and relies heavily on fermentation for the digestive process (rumination). The four stomach parts are reticulum, rumen, omasum and abomasum (see figure 3 below). The reticulum and the rumen is where fermentation occur,...