tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84055218239623769712024-03-05T08:31:02.557-08:00Calves with SamIdeas for Improving Profitability of Calf RearingSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.comBlogger744125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-38453229982477227142020-06-13T12:49:00.000-07:002020-06-13T12:49:49.275-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Making Your Calf Care Team More Robust</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b>The latest issue of the calf management newsletter is now posted at www.atticacows.com.</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-49194965671310402572020-06-10T08:32:00.001-07:002020-06-10T08:49:02.115-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Hot Weather Calf Care Tips</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">As the official beginning of the northern hemisphere summer gets closer, we need to think through our calf care strategies to limit heat stress effects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Visit the fact sheet in the calf management resource library, " Hot Weather Calf Care Tips", just two pages of practical daily practices that can be used to make things easier on the calves.</span></div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-468009903564903152020-06-08T14:51:00.005-07:002020-06-08T14:51:53.122-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Calf Management, behavior and Welfare Webinar</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">July 13, Noon Central time</span></b></div>
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To register, visit www.hoards.com/webinars.</div>
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Prof Emily Miller-Cushon from the University of Florida will be the presenter.</div>
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Dairy calf care broadly affects behavior, including social interactions and feeding patterns, which impact calf performance and welfare. Miller-Cushon will discuss how early life experiences further influence development behaviors that persist beyond the preweaning period.</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-48338843239651107152020-06-05T13:03:00.000-07:002020-06-05T13:03:01.005-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Old Standards and New Standards for Passive Transfer</b></span></div>
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Just for review the old standards used since the 1980's to define "successful" passive transfer have been5.2 grams per deciliter (g/dl) or10 grams per liter (g/l).</div>
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In a talk given to the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association, Jason Lumbard DVM with USDA-APHIS reviewed a new set of proposed standards. </div>
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Categories IgG Levels Total Protein Equivalent Brix Proposed % of Calves</div>
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(g.L) levels (g/dL) levels% in each category</div>
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Excellent Greater than or Greater than or Greater than or Greater than</div>
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equal to 25.0 equal to 6.2 equal to 9.4 40%</div>
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Good 18.0 to 24.9 5.8 to 6.1 8.9 to 9.3 Approximately 30%</div>
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Fair 10.0 to 17.9 5.1 to 5.7 8.1 to 8.8 Approximately 20%</div>
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Poor Less than 10.0 Less than 5.1 Less than 8.1 Less than 10%</div>
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These certainly are challenging if you only standard has been 5.0 or higher for success. </div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-55800437588272558882020-06-04T14:41:00.000-07:002020-06-04T14:41:26.998-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>More on Volume of Hay Fed Post Weaning</b></span></div>
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All of us have gotten the message about not overfeeding hay at the time of weaning. A research group at Penn State University set out to calibrate the percentage of hay in the ration that would give the best average daily gains. Rations varied from percentage of dry grass hay included from a low of 10 percent to increasing amounts of 17.5% to 25%. The work was done by Lucas Mitchell under the supervision of Jud Heinrichs.</div>
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Monitoring these heifers from 9 to 16 weeks of age they found as the percentage of grass hay increased the average daily gain, intake and metabolizable energy intake went down. More hay equals poorer performance.</div>
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Take home message: "Levels of grass hay greater than 10% may reduce intake and growth before 16 weeks of age. Too much forage to soon can limit intake and performance."</div>
Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-65255993721925394052020-06-01T08:37:00.000-07:002020-06-01T08:37:19.070-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Don't Wait to Feed Water</b></span></div>
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The 2020 version of the United States FARM minimum standards for calf care call for water feeding for newborn calves by day 3. </div>
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Recent research looked at the question of how early water feeding makes a difference in the digestive system of very young calves. The work done at Iowa State Univ. compared the species of bacteria present in the gut between calves offer water at birth and those offered water at 17 days.</div>
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Digestibility was better in the calves fed water at birth compared to those that waited until 17 days for water feeding. Additionally, even out to 5 months of age early-water fed calves compared to those with delayed water feeding had a 24 pound (11kg) growth advantage (440 lbs. vs. 416 lbs, 199.5kg vs 188.7kg)</div>
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With my own calves I fed 1 quart (about 1 liter) of fresh water after both morning and evening feeding. It's hard to recall exactly, but if my memory is accurate some of the calves were regularly consuming an observable volume of water by the end of the first week. </div>
Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-75038211081270704062020-05-29T06:25:00.003-07:002020-05-29T06:25:59.726-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Keep Vaccines Cool This Summer</b></span></div>
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"Temperature influences the efficacy of some pharmaceutials" says Maureen Hanson in a recent issue of Dairy Herd Management (May/June 2020, p 24)</div>
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It the job of the calf care persons to manage the environment for the vaccines that play an important role in preventing disease in the herd's calves. </div>
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Suggestions included in this brief review reflect the industry recommendation to keep vaccines in the temperature range of 35 and 45 F. (1.7-7.2 C).</div>
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How to do this:</div>
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1. <b>Monitor their temperature before use</b> - while in storage. A study in Idaho found that only 35 % of refrigerators checked on-farm stayed in the 35-45F range 95% of the time! Only a third! I would say it is time to buy a thermometer for the refrigerator if you do not already have one.</div>
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2. <b>Keep vaccines cool while you are using them</b>. </div>
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In practice I always used a cooler with an ice pack in the bottom when carrying vaccines in hot weather. Once on site, I only mixed one bottle at a time, gave injections, came back and mixed another bottle. </div>
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Let me share a story about a dairy that complained that their vaccines were not working (in the summer). I arrived shortly before noon on a hot summer day - it was already 90F. Two workers were ready to start giving injections. All four bottles of vaccine had been mixed and were ready to go - sitting along with the syringes on the hot tailgate of the pickup truck. No cooler, no way to keep vaccines cool from the time they came out of the refrigerator back at the utility room. Syringes were hot to the touch.</div>
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My recommendations were:</div>
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1. Change the time of day for vaccinating. I would prefer vaccinating very early morning (between 5 and 6 am) when calf body temperature is lowest. The highest calf body temperature will occur regularly around 5 pm so that is the time to be sure to avoid.</div>
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2. Put all vaccines in a cooler avoiding direct contact with ice (don't want to freeze them) and keep them there until they are ready to use.</div>
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3. Only mix as much vaccine that can be used in 15-20 minutes - especially under hot environmental conditions. </div>
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4. Keeping the syringes in a cooler will help, too. </div>
Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-83535840828925066112020-05-28T11:05:00.005-07:002020-05-28T11:05:59.080-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Quick! What's "Normal" for a calf's</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. temperature 2. respiration rate 3. heart rate?</b></span></div>
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This little quiz is aimed at making us think for a momment, "Just what do I consider "normal" for my calves?</div>
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In a brief article, "Know a calf's vital signs," Maureen Hanson summarized these numbers for us (Dairy Herd magazine, April 2020, p22).</div>
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TEMPERATURE </div>
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100 to 102.5 F rectal - digital thermometers are in common use now. </div>
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RESPIRATION RATE</div>
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36-60 breaths per minute - just watching the rise and fall of the body cavity.</div>
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HEART RATE</div>
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100-140 beats per minute. "Easily accessible arteries are located at the base of the tail and under the jaw. Keep in mind heart rate will increase when calves are moved or otherwise highly active, so attempt to measure resting heart rate for an accurate assessment."</div>
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Did you remember all three "normal" rates?</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-40350288683883606422020-05-25T11:49:00.000-07:002020-05-25T11:49:09.764-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Solve the Problem of Pneumonia among Young Calves</b></span></div>
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A conversation with a calf care person highlighted their problem with pneumonia among calves less than 10 days old. I asked them to bring the nipples they were using to feed colostrum and any other bottle fed milk.</div>
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Do you know what I found? Every one, yes every one of the nipple openings had been sliced open with a knife. This a common solution to the problem of too-slow feeding. </div>
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Try looking at this resource for a reason we should NOT slice open nipples and how to solve the "slow nipple" problem</div>
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<a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/DoNotCutCalfBottleNipplesR19184.pdf">http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/DoNotCutCalfBottleNipplesR19184.pdf</a></div>
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or click <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/DoNotCutCalfBottleNipplesR19184.pdf">HERE</a>.</div>
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In espanol click <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/DoNotCutCalfBottleNipplesSpanishN19185_1.pdf">HERE</a> or enter this URL</div>
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The document is titled Espera! No se corta esa chupon!</div>
Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-31414332740044851922020-05-21T08:33:00.001-07:002020-05-21T08:33:56.462-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Out of balance = sick calf</b></span></div>
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The most recent issue of the calf management newsletter is now posted online at </div>
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The key points</div>
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<li>Too many challenges and too little immunity.</li>
<li>The futile search for "THE" cause of sickness (scours, pneumonia)</li>
<li>A team approach is most likely to succeed. </li>
<li>Links to resources on boosting immunity and suppressing pathogen expossure. </li>
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Just a note on the prolonged lack of posting at the blog.</div>
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Our veterinary clinic closed in mid-March to everyone but the practicing DVM's. That isolated me from all my hard copy resources AND my computer. It's possible but complicated to get reliable remote access - which I now have.</div>
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In addition, after two surgeries for oral cancer (Dec. and Jan.) I had 30 sessions of radiation therapy in starting in mid-March. The doctors now say that I am cancer free but sure was tiring. </div>
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My energy is back and I hope to post on the blog regularly. </div>
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If you have friends that read my blog, please let that know that Calves with Sam is up and running again. </div>
Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-53105152698368368252020-03-05T06:34:00.001-08:002020-03-05T06:34:14.869-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Videos: Raising Your Best Calf</b></span></div>
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Calf care and training videos on the theme " Raising Your Best Calf" are available (in English and Spanish) <a href="http://go.unl.edu/calfcarevideos">HERE</a> or at the url</div>
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<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://go.unl.edu/calfcarevideos&sa=D&ust=1583420851043000&usg=AFQjCNHGTg4w2xatc9nrG5Lh2b2BpjH_8A" style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">go.unl.edu/calfcarevideos</a></div>
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These videos were developed jointly by Cooperative Extension staff at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Iowa State University under the leadership of Jennifer Bentley, Kim Clark and Hugo Ramirez-Ramirez.<br />
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Topics include: (video for each topic in either English or Spanish)<br />
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Newborn Calf Care: Passive Immunity<br />
: Processing of Newborn Calves<br />
: Harvest and Storage of Colostrum<br />
: Evaluation of Colostrum Quality<br />
: Recommended Colostrum Feeding Techniques<br />
: Using the Esophageal Tube Feeder<br />
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Hygiene: Environments for Pathogens<br />
: Monitoring Hygiene<br />
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Stress Handling: Introduction<br />
: Flight Zone<br />
: Point of Balance<br />
: Newborn calf handling<br />
: Heat and Cold Stress<br />
: Transportation<br />
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Automatic Calf Feeders: Management<br />
: Facilities<br />
: Nutrition<br />
: Health<br />
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-77787305185280674782020-03-04T11:14:00.000-08:002020-03-04T11:14:55.542-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Using pain mitigation when disbudding calves</b></span></div>
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This is the title of a "easy-read" article by Dr. Charlotte Winder (University of Guelph).</div>
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<li>Work with your herd vet to develop disbudding protocols for your farm.</li>
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<li>Disbud calves well ahead of weaning or moving.</li>
<li>Make sure people performing this procedure are comfortable with both administering pain control and performing disbudding.</li>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-10687700173663573682020-03-03T06:55:00.002-08:002020-03-03T06:55:44.963-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Five Must Haves for Rumen Development</b></span></div>
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This is the title of a good article summarizing the basics of rumen development in young dairy replacement calves.</div>
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It is <a href="https://calfcare.ca/the-five-must-haves-for-proper-rumen-development/">HERE</a> or use this URL</div>
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<a href="https://calfcare.ca/the-five-must-haves-for-proper-rumen-development/">https://calfcare.ca/the-five-must-haves-for-proper-rumen-development/</a></div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-811452405694277052020-02-21T10:31:00.002-08:002020-02-21T10:31:44.129-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Newborn calf immunity: How well is your Colostrum</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Management program working?</b></span></div>
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The key points:</div>
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The February calf management newsletter is now posted at </div>
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<a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CEFebruary2020.pdf">http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CEFebruary2020.pdf</a></div>
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<br />This is the title of a short article, actually the "Veterinary Column" in the February 25 issue of Hoard's Dairyman magazine by Dr. Ollivett, University of Wisconsin.</div>
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Terry was responding to a question about the volume of colostrum to feed calves. If you receive this magazine you will want to go to the very back page of this Feb 25 issue. She has sound practical advice. </div>
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I tried to find a way to access this column via the web without success. So, if you do not receive Hoard's maybe you can borrow it from a neighboring dairy.</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-45531890908922793682020-02-17T13:58:00.001-08:002020-02-17T13:58:41.719-08:00<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">
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<b>Number 6 of a six-part series on calf health</b></div>
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This is a fun series on calf health. Click <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo6Sanitation.pdf">HERE</a> to go to Number 6 - Sanitation</div>
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The URL is <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo6Sanitation.pdf" style="font-size: 14.85px;">http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo6Sanitation.pdf</a></div>
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All six of the series have now been posted at the Calf Management site on www.atticacows.com.<br />
Go to the site, select the RESOURCES drop down menu, chose Calf Management Newsletter for all six in the series. </div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-35399383904407149862020-02-14T10:40:00.002-08:002020-02-14T10:40:29.311-08:00<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">
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<b>Number 5 of a six-part series on calf health</b></div>
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This is a fun series on calf health. Click <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo5Vaccination.pdf">HERE</a> to go to Number 5 - Vaccination</div>
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The URL is <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo5Vaccination.pdf" style="font-size: 14.85px;">http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo5Vaccination.pdf</a></div>
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Part six will be posted on Monday, February 17th.</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-18025017144649124902020-02-12T12:03:00.002-08:002020-02-12T12:03:39.144-08:00<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">
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<b>Number 4 of a six-part series on calf health</b></div>
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This is a fun series on calf health. Click <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo4AirQuality.pdf">HERE</a> to go to Number 4 Air Quality or use URL<br />
<a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo4AirQuality.pdf">http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo4AirQuality.pdf</a></div>
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They will be posted daily.</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-46354636775328630352020-02-12T06:19:00.001-08:002020-02-12T06:19:28.194-08:00<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">
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<b>Number 3 of a six-part series on calf health</b></div>
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This is a fun series on calf health. Click <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo3Bedding.pdf">HERE</a> to go to Number 3 - Bedding</div>
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The URL is <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo3Bedding.pdf" style="background-color: transparent;">http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsNo3Bedding.pdf</a></div>
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They will be posted daily.</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-50512666876666085752020-02-11T09:00:00.001-08:002020-02-11T09:00:29.997-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Number 2 of a six-part series on calf health</b></div>
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This is a fun series on calf health. Click <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsSpokeNo1Colostrum.pdf">HERE</a> to go to Number 2 - Calories</div>
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The URL is</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-67862839375643152032020-02-10T09:16:00.001-08:002020-02-10T09:16:33.996-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>Number 1 of a six-part series on calf health</b></div>
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This is a fun series on calf health. Click <a href="http://atticacows.com/library/newsletters/CalvesandBicycleWheelsSpokeNo1Colostrum.pdf">HERE</a> to go to Number 1 - Colostrum.</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-90975074393247851102020-02-05T07:56:00.001-08:002020-02-05T07:56:08.859-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Three Colostrum Myths Debunked</b></span></div>
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This is the title of an article by Sarah Morrison from the W.H. Miner Institute (see URL below)</div>
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The three myths are:</div>
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<li>First calf heifer colostrum should not be used.</li>
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Enjoy - well written article. </div>
Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-89073891296108771952020-02-03T06:22:00.001-08:002020-02-03T06:22:25.045-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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Ann Hoskins, Vita Plus, produced a short video showing the procedures followed for newborn calves on a Wisconsin dairy. Good narrative - good video - worth your 5 minutes to be reminded of the basics. </div>
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Here is the url</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-85159244972032378732020-01-29T06:36:00.000-08:002020-01-29T06:36:21.974-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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The URL below is to an article about pneumonia - the title explains the content. It contain several really good graphics and a picture that are well work viewing.</div>
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Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101115411412417175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8405521823962376971.post-60734818712909583492020-01-23T08:26:00.002-08:002020-01-23T08:26:55.028-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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I just read a recommendation in a popular dairy magazine that recommended weaning calves as soon as they have reached a calf starter intake level of 2-3 pounds a day.</div>
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The name for this recommendation is STARVATION! </div>
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Let's take a second to look at the facts.</div>
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Assume you have done a good job preweaning and the heifer calf has doubled her birth weight by 56 days - 90lbs to 180lbs. At this age she has been gaining about 2 pounds a day.</div>
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Feeding a 18%cp calf starter grain how much weight is this weaned heifer calf going to gain per day at these concentrate consumption levels? ("as-fed" starter grain weights)</div>
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4# 1 pound 4# 0.3 pound gain</div>
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5# 1.5 pounds 5# 0.9 pounds</div>
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<b>Want to set up just-weaned heifers for pneumonia?</b> Follow this recommendation to fully wean when eating 2-3 pounds starter per day.</div>
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