May 19, 2013
Neonatal diarrhea in cattle can have a number of infectious causes. Many of them are self limited and will resolve on their own, BUT may kill a calf in the interim by causing severe dehydration. We are posting this because we get a lot of emails about calves with diarrhea, and know that we may not check our email [...]
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May 10, 2013
Here is how we manage heifer calves in our operation: We designate a pasture or pen as Girl Scout Camp. Girl Scout Camp is only for young heifers; no young bulls to make “teenage pregnancies,” and no adult cows to bully the Girl Scouts. All the heifers go into Girl Scout Camp at weaning (6 months) and stay there [...]
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