This study investigates morbidity, mortality, and weight gain in pre-weaned female dairy calves, which pose economic and animal welfare challenges for farms, particularly in family …
BB Riley, A Corbishley, MJ Haskell… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Neonatal calf diarrhea is a frequent disease of calves and may result in dehydration and metabolic acidosis. The disease causes mortality and reduces growth and future …
KS Denholm, K Baxter-Smith, A Haggerty… - Research in Veterinary …, 2025 - Elsevier
Typically, calves are fed a single feed of first milking colostrum followed by milk replacer, but there is an increasing body of evidence to suggest that feeding transition milk or 'extended …
AC Berge, I Kolkman, P Penterman, G Vertenten - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This farm trial investigated the effect of post-closure colostrum supplementation on the preweaning health, performance, immunity, and enteric pathogen …
KN Silva, CC Martin, L Camargo… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Colostrum management is crucial for enhancing the immune response against enteropathogens and the survival of dairy calves during the first few weeks of life. However …
BB Riley, A Corbishley, MJ Haskell, CA Duthie… - 2024 - pure.sruc.ac.uk
Diarrhea is considered by both veterinarians and farmers to be one of the main threats to calf health (1). The prevalence and mortality rates for neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD) are …