For producers striving to deliver consistent, high-quality colostrum to newborn calves, the most important management window ...

From gestation through the first weeks of life, small decisions build toward better calf health. Focusing on key risk points ...

The process of "calving" or parturition in beef cattle is defined by three stages. Stage I occurs about four to 24 hours prior to calving. The major event during stage I is the dilation of the cervix.

The calving process is natural and a majority of time it happens without much fanfare—which is by design. However, there are situations where cows or heifers need help and intervention is necessary to ...

Thank you for your simple and educative articles. I am a new dairy farmer, and recently, I almost lost my calf at birth. I think the process started at night, and when we woke up, I found the calf ...

Dear Daktari, I am a dairy farmer and recently I lost one of my calves during birth. It was a bad experience since it caught us unawares. Please educate me on calving to avoid such a scenario next ...