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Low-Stress Calf Weaning
Weaning time is stressful for cattle. Many people have found better ways to wean than putting calves in a corral and taking the cows away.
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Feeding Dairy Calves
The most important thing for feeding dairy calves is to get colostrum as soon as possible into a newborn calf. After that, the calf needs adequate milk or milk replacer until weaning age.
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How to Treat Colicky Calf Bloat
Some calves develop calf bloat, an acute enterotoxemia (toxic gut infection), caused by bacterial toxins. These calves are usually about a month old but may be as young as a few days of age or as old as two to three months.
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Preventing and Treating Cattle Scours in Calves
The most common illness in young calves is cattle scours (diarrhea). There are many causes, including intestinal infection because of bacteria, viruses, or protozoa.
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Fenceline Weaning: Low-Stress Weaning Method
Fenceline weaning is perhaps one of the less-stressful methods of separating cows from their calves. Weaning time has traditionally been traumatic for calves and mama cows and also the people weaning the calves.
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Calving Success: How to Assist a Cow Giving Birth
Several million calves in the U.S. are lost each year during birth. Most losses can be prevented by being there to assist a cow giving birth.
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How to Tube Feed a Calf
Add to Favorites By Heather Smith Thomas – There are times you must get fluid into a newborn calf that needs colostrum or a sick calf that needs fluid and …
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Calving Signs – Being Ready to Assist
Add to Favorites When calving signs become evident, be prepared to assist when things aren’t progressing as they should. Know the stages of labor and how to react. When your cow …
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