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  • Managing calf transportation: The Canadian perspective

    Published on June 5, 2025
    As more young calves are traveling the roadways, researchers have been gathering data to determine what challenges calves face due to transportation and what can mitigate those issues to give calves the best start and achieve high heifer completion rates.

  • Raising the bar for calf care: A look into the Calf Care Quality Assurance program

    Published on June 5, 2025
    The CCQA program equips calf raisers with science-based training and resources to ensure consistent, high-quality care. It builds consumer trust, supports employee education and promotes animal welfare across the beef and dairy industries.

  • Smarter manure management: New tools to save nitrogen and protect the environment

    Published on June 5, 2025
    Two recent studies from UW–Madison are testing ways to keep more nitrogen in the soil where crops can use it, while cutting down on pollution.

  • Turning data into better decisions for growth, health and welfare in dairy calves through precision livestock technology

    Published on May 22, 2025
    Precision tools are helping dairy farms move beyond herd averages by tracking growth, health and behavior in real time to make smarter, calf-focused decisions that improve welfare, weaning and long-term performance.

  • Help shape the future of livestock water management—Take the MSU Extension survey

    Published on May 16, 2025
    Your input can help shape practical solutions for more efficient water use in animal agriculture.

  • Managing heat stress in heifers: Protecting performance from calf to cow

    Published on May 13, 2025
    Understanding how heat stress affects youngstock, in-utero and beyond and implementing targeted cooling and nutrition strategies can help producers safeguard both current and future herd performance.

  • She’s weaned, now what? Setting heifers up for success in their post-weaning transition

    Published on May 12, 2025
    Being aware of and managing for shifts in the temperature humidity index in calf housing will help calves be healthier, develop better and be one step closer to entering the milking herd.

  • Rethinking calf hutch environments: Managing microclimates to improve health and welfare

    Published on May 12, 2025
    Being aware of and managing for shifts in the temperature humidity index in calf housing will help calves be healthier, develop better and be one step closer to entering the milking herd.

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