With the calving season rapidly approaching for spring calvers, getting the sheds, equipment and facilities ready must be ...

It is essential for the profitability of a spring-calving dairy herd to ensure a tight block with as many cows as possible calving in the first three weeks, as every day later reduces milk production ...

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The calving process is natural and a majority of time it happens without much fanfare—which is by design. However, there are situations where cows or heifers need help and intervention is necessary to ...

Too many calves are still dying preventable deaths, according to leading dairy research centre, Moorepark, which says these losses could be avoided though improved management practices. Vet Lucy ...

This cow has a body condition score of 6, meaning she is ideal. All of her ribs are covered, and her hooks and pins are becoming rounded. Body condition scoring refers to evaluating the amount of body ...

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