Dairy - Calves and Heifers

The links below provide Ontario dairy producers with information related to the raising and management of calves and heifers.

Calves - Nutrition

• A Guide to Colostrum and Colostrum Management
• Colostrum Conundrum
• Colostrum for the Dairy Calf (Order No. 08-001)  PDF
• Feeding Colostrum: Long Term Gain
• An Update on Milk Intake by Calves Using an Automated Feeder
• Milk Intake for Calves Using an Automatic Feeder
• Optimal Strategies with Automated Calf Feeding
• Calf Notes
• Colder Temperatures Increase Feed Requirements for Calves
• Electrolyte Treatment for Scouring Dairy Calves
• How Much Milk Replacer Calves Choose to Drink
• Milk Intake by Bottle-fed Calves at First Four Meals
• Acidifying Whole Milk and Milk Replacer with Citric Acid
• Free-Access Feeding of Acidified Milk - Setting Up the System Using Formic Acid
• Mimicking Nature's Way for Milk-Fed Dairy Calves: Free-Access Feeding with Acidified Milk
• Stewiacke Warm-Box Milk Bars - Free Access Milk Feeding in Cold Calf Barns
• A Twenty Percent Solution for Dairy Calves
  

Calves - Management

• Average Age at First Calving Still Too High
• Calving Area the Greatest Risk to the Spread of Johne's Disease
• Cattle Identification (Order No. 10-011)
• Dehorning of Calves (Order No. 09-003)
• Does the Presence of the Cow Influence the Absorption of Immunoglobulin by the Neonatal Calf?
• Tips to Improve Calf Housing
• Investing in your Dairy Herd's Future
• Major Labour Saver
• Management of Grain Fed Veal Calves (06-083)
• Getting Calves Off to the Right Start
• On Your Mark, get set, go
• Optimizing Calf Survival at Birth
• Overcoming Calf Post-Weaning Lag
• Preparing Heifers for Breeding
• Weaning Challenge

Heifers

• Bottom Line Impact of Heifer Raising
• Current Status of Heifer Raising in Ontario
• Custom Raising Dairy Heifers (Order No. 98-059)
• Fresh Starts - Give Pastured Heifers High-Quality Water
• Guide to Developing a Custom Dairy Heifer Raising Agreement (Order No. 98-019)
• Heifer Quiz
• Rearing Replacements
• The Cost of Raising Replacement Dairy Heifers (PDF) (Order No. 11-055)

Other Links

• Feeding Your Young Heifers in a Way That Promotes Good Eating Habits
• Selenium and Vitamin E for Newborn Calves
• Calves Clearly Tell Us How Much Milk They Want and Need
• Early Calving Pays Off
• Refining Your Replacement Management Program
• Young Calves Can Tell You How They're Feeling
• Calves Need Complete Balanced Diet to Thrive During Cold Weather
• Optimizing Survival at Birth
• Housing at the Delicate Stage
• Overcoming Post-weaning Lag
• Preparing Heifers for Breeding Starts the Day They are Born
• Average Age at First Calving Still Too High