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A couple of weeks ago, I trained employees at a mid-size dairy farm. The place was well-run and the calf feeder had full support and trust of the farm owner. The guy liked his calves and cared about doing a good job. What surprised me about the farm was the lack of immediate hygiene, which…
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Golden Calf Company is proud to announce a new colostrum thaw and pasteurizing unit: Calf Hero™ 6. With the capacity to process six meals of colostrum at once, it is designed for growing dairies. This unit is the latest addition to the very successful Calf Hero™ colostrum management line, which offers state of the art…
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Editor’s note: This article is part three in a three-part series on evaluating your hygiene protocols. Visit www.progressivedairy.com/topics/calves-heifers/are-you-saving-money-with-hygiene to read part 1 and www.progressivedairy.com/topics/management/5-steps-to-perfect-cleanliness to read part 2. Our first two articles of this three part series focused on cleaning and storing of feeding equipment. It is now time to put emphasis on a biosecurity…
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It has been said, cleanliness is next to godliness. Nowhere on a dairy is this saying more true than in the maternity and calf areas. Providing a clean environment for our newborn calves can save us thousands of dollars in future treatments and medical expenses. In our last article, “Are you saving money with hygiene?”…
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In this time of lower milk prices, every penny counts, and many producers have “hunkered down” and decided not to make any large investments this year. In times like these, every producer should focus on efficiencies and find areas where improvements will yield the biggest impact. You won’t find a more important area than newborn…
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