Purchasing calves – Frequently Asked Questions What is the ideal age to purchase calves? To some extent it depends on the source of the calves. Calves should ideally be a minimum of two weeks old, having received transition milk from freshly calves cows during their...
Managing late-born calves – Frequently Asked Questions What is a ‘late-born’ calf? A ‘late-born’ calf is a calf that is born towards the end of a season or batch. They are anywhere up to 4 months younger that the first-born calves. In a spring calving season...
Weaning – Frequently Asked Questions Assuming calf hits appropriate weights, what’s the difference you get weaning at 6 weeks or 8 weeks? If the rumen is ready for weaning, the age is not so important. If the calf’s rumen is developed enough by the time the...
Colostrum and Transition milk – Frequently Asked Questions What is colostrum? Colostrum is the first milking, and only the first milking post-calving. It contains high levels of solids with high amounts of energy, antibodies, hormones, vitamins, minerals and more....
Shine Ewe-reka helps replacement lambs reach their targets for good performance in the milking herd! 20 FEBRUARY, 2020 French sheep farmers who had been losing up to a third of their artificially-reared lambs to bloat are reporting no mortalities from this condition...
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