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Calf Note #237 – New NASEM Requirements for Calves

Click here for a PDF version Introduction I had the opportunity to make a live streaming…

Calf Note #236 – The BRIX Controversy

Click here for a PDF version Introduction The BRIX refractometer has become a widely used tool…

Calf Note #235 – Milk replacer mixing – “into or onto”

Click here for a PDF version Introduction During a recent conversation with some calf raisers about…

Calf Note #234 – Supplementing colostrum

Click here for a PDF version Introduction Colostrum from the cow can vary widely in solids,…

Calf Note #233 – Colostrum Feeding Frequency

Click here for a PDF version Introduction Colostrum intake and IgG absorption are critical to the…

Calf Note #232 – Water intake in young calves, revisited

Click here for a PDF version Several new manuscripts, recently published in the Journal of Dairy…

Calf Note #231 – Recent research on cryptosporidiosis, part 4

Click here for a PDF version Introduction Because cryptosporidiosis is such an economically important disease to…

Calf Note #230 – Further musings on dry feed intake

Introduction Recently, our research group published an article in the Journal of Dairy Science that presented…

Calf Note #229 – Recent research on cryptosporidiosis, part 3

Click here for a PDF version Introduction Keeping calves healthy is a critical job for all…