The cost of raising dairy calves and replacement heifers is very significant on Wisconsin dairy farms. Calculating the costs associate with raising dairy calves and heifers is an essential part of dairy business management. In the Hoard’s Dairyman August article Calves on autofeeders cost a little more, UW-Extension St Croix County Agriculture Agent Ryan Sterry […]
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Biofilms are all around us. Biofilms are defined as microbial growth on a solid surface and may harbor bacteria, viruses, and protozoa that may cause disease in calves. In the Heifer Blueprint factsheet Biofilms-Your Biological Foe, UW-Extension Oconto County Agriculture Agent Sarah Mills-Lloyd discusses the impact of biofilms and how to properly clean feeding equipment […]
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Biofilms are all around us. Biofilms are defined as microbial growth on a solid surface and may harbor bacteria, viruses, and protozoa that may cause disease in calves. In the Heifer Blueprint factsheet Biofilms-Your Biological Foe, UW-Extension Oconto County Agriculture Agent Sarah Mills-Lloyd discusses the impact of biofilms and how to properly clean feeding equipment […]
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High quality corn silage and alfalfa are often used for feeding dairy heifers. These can work well for young heifers up to ~8-12 months of age depending on forage quality. However, pregnant dairy heifers have lower energy needs than younger dairy heifers and feeding the correct diet energy is important to control weight gain. In […]
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Should dairy producers use conventional semen, sexed semen, or beef semen when breeding their heifers and cows? The simple answer is: “It depends.” UW-Extension & UW-Madison Department of Dairy Science Dairy Management Specialist Victor Cabrera shares in the Progressive Dairyman article, Pick a straw: Conventional, sexed, or beef semen? the factors to contemplate what type […]
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