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Calf management articles are your source for pertinent, non-commercial and unbiased information on raising young dairy calves.
The information in articles is based on research (published and unpublished), observation, anecdotal reports, comments of experienced calf raisers, and other sources. Milk’n’Roll should not be not be considered as the only source of calf management information. As always, calf raisers should work closely with their veterinarians and nutrition professionals to develop an optimal calf management program for their enterprise.
The articles published on Milk’n’Roll are cited from www.calfnotes.com with permission of Dr. Jim Quigley.
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Methods of feeding liquid to calves
During discussions of raising calves, a common question often arises – what’s the best method for feeding calves, nipple bottles, buckets, or nipple buckets? Well, the answer is quite easy. The best m ...
Consistency of milk feeding
Introduction Recent research has shown that waste milk can vary significantly markedly in solids content, depending primarily on the amount of water that contaminates the product. This reduces the so ...
Where does the protein go?
Introduction Colostrum is special stuff. The composition of maternal colostrum (MC) is profoundly different from that of milk; it’s so different in fact, we call secretions from the mammary gland in ...
Colostrum fed by tube or bottle
Introduction For a number of years, calf advisers have recommended a standard protocol for feeding colostrum to newborn calves that includes administering the colostrum with an esophageal feeder (a ni ...
Know your additives!
Introduction I recently completed a “tour” of calf raising operations in several parts of the U.S. – West, Central and South. I was surprised at the variation in how people feed calves and how waste ...
Adding electrolytes to milk or milk replacer
Introduction I had a nice conversation by e-mail with a colleague in another country. He works with a dairy farm that was having serious problems with calf scours. They were feeding milk replacer to ...
Clostridium in young calves
Introduction. Abrupt death of apparently healthy young calves is troubling and costly. In many cases, there are no signs of anything wrong with the calf. In the afternoon, the calf is fine; in the m ...