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
• A Twenty Percent Solution for Dairy Calves
• An Update on Milk Intake by Calves Using an Automated Feeder
• Acidifying Whole Milk and Milk Replacer with Citric Acid
• Calf Notes
• Colder Temperatures Increase Feed Requirements for Calves
• Colostrum for the Dairy Calf
• How Much Milk Replacer Calves Choose to Drink
• Measuring Colostrum Quality (YouTube)
• Milk Intake by Bottle-fed Calves at First Four Meals
• Milk Intake for Calves Using an Automatic Feeder

Calves - Management

• Calving Area the Greatest Risk to the Spread of Johne's Disease
• Dehorning of Calves
• Does the Presence of the Cow Influence the Absorption of Immunoglobulin by the Neonatal Calf?
• Management of Grain Fed Veal Calves
• Weaning Challenge

Heifers

• Improve your dairy heifer management program

Welfare

• The Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Veal Cattle

Other Links

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