Correct calcium levels in the blood are needed to keep the cow mobile, eating well, producing a good milk yield and remain healthy. "Calcium is a metal, like iron, but the animal eats it as mineral...
Correct calcium levels in the blood are needed to keep the cow mobile, eating well, producing a good milk yield and remain healthy. "Calcium is a metal, like iron, but the animal eats it as mineral...
Becky Fenton and husband Paul milk 200 pedigree Holsteins under the Springlebee prefix at Centenary Farm, a Cheshire county council farm. In 2021, they bought a farm in Staffordshire and they plan to farm there once the new dairy set-up has been built.
A focus on calf health and the opportunity for industry collaboration has seen the Vance family improve calf performance and farm efficiency
Follow this five-point plan to achieve optimal innate and acquired calf immunity and reduce respiratory disease on-farm