Pneumonia cases are now few and far between and calf growth rates are exceeding 1kg a day since a climate-controlled calf unit, similar to a broiler house, was erected at Beckside Farm, Cumbria. The ...

Most calf buildings could benefit from positive pressure tube ventilation (PPTV) systems which ensure fresh, clean and still air is delivered at calf height at every location in the shed. PPTV is made ...

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Calves should not share airspace with older animals, due to the risk of disease spreading from the older cattle, and poor calf housing has an important role to play in disease outbreaks. A stand-alone ...

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Innovative portable calf sheds are solving the life and death dilemma of keeping vulnerable young calves alive in southern NSW. Dairy farmers need cows to produce calves in order to generate milk, but ...

REARING calves in a clean and comfortable environment is one of the essential components for producing healthy calves. In particular, the conditions in which they are housed for the first few weeks ...