Cutting the Cost of BRD & Calf Pneumonia
Bovine Respiratory Disease, or BRD, is a headache for cattle farmers around the world, especially those operating on slim margins.According to shock…
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Colostrum
Calves getting good quality colostrum in their first 2 hours is crucial and stands to them long afterwards. They are born with…
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Common Calving Mistakes
Spring calving season is nearly upon us again, and along with it all the dangers that accompany it. There is a risk…
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Top Tips for Autumn & Winter Calving
Autumn and winter calving can come with some stark challenges like snow, hail and other wintry weather. But you can reap benefits…
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Pre-Calving Minerals – Can You Take the Risk?
While a lot of farmers see great benefits in supplying minerals for their cows, it is worth knowing why they are important…
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How to Spot 3 Types of Difficult Calvings & What You Can Do
In this post we outline some signs of difficult calving (Dystocia) so that you can be armed with the information necessary to…
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Quick Checklist – Calving Essentials
Calving season is always a stressful time of the year on any farm. Hopefully, you have all of this list to hand…
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Aftercare Tips for the Newborn Calf
The first few hours in a calf’s life are absolutely critical to their long term performance in health status and production. Given the…
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The Cow Post-Calving (Involution)
Welcome back to another chapter in the cycle of bovine reproduction, this one is a bit heavy going but I’ll try and…
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3 Stages of Calving (Parturition)
For a start, I’d like to welcome you to the Moocall blog where we will be analysing all things bovine. So let’s…
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