In cattle rations, vitamins play an important role in cattle health, production, reproduction, and more. Although we know vitamins are needed by dairy cows, it is difficult to determine the exact amount that is required for some of them.
“Vitamins are not that difficult compared to everything else you have to do to get a good diet, but they still deserve some thought,” said Bill Weiss during the July Hoard’s Dairyman webinar.
While pair and group housing for calves has shown many benefits, including improved starter intake and greater average daily gain, there is one behavior that can’t be ignored, and that is cross suck,Hoard's Dairyman Intel - Thursday
When evaluating calf housing, we must look at what will work best for the producer and the calf.“We can’t forget about the calf,” stated University of Minnesota’s Whitney Knauer during the Jul,Hoard's Dairyman Intel
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