Posted on 15 April, 2020
As a ‘hands on’ calf rearer and adviser I have come across numerous situations where overstocking calves has caused problems. The usual advice is to ‘de stock’ and health and performance improves significantly.
Continue Reading →Posted on 27 July, 2018
With current temperatures potentially reaching 35 C young calves will be well out of their ‘comfort zone’.
Continue Reading →Posted on 13 April, 2018
“Investing in calf housing that meets the animals’ needs and dovetails with the farm system can improve productivity and save thousands of pounds in reduced costs and poor performance. Calves are often housed in less-than-adequate conditions with draughts, cold temperature stress and poor air quality. Where this is the case the calf will struggle – the cold and draughts can suppress its immune system, while warm, moist conditions in a shared airspace increase the infection risk”
Continue Reading →Posted on 03 January, 2018
Continue Reading →Posted on 04 September, 2017
Here are where we are appearing over the next few months.
Continue Reading →Posted on 07 August, 2017
Recent research has made us question the housing of calves in individual hutches.
Continue Reading →Posted on 17 May, 2017
Calf rearing might seem like a simple job, but quality contract-reared calves demand high levels of management and stockmanship
Continue Reading →“We have put the heifer calves in igloos and verandas and they have never been as healthy. Pneumonia has stopped.”
Miles Philp
Trenake Farm, Looe