Providing you with up to date tips on taking care of newborn calves from the birthing process to proper calf bedding.  Scan through the articles to find the one that answers your question!

• Calving Season Checklist
  • Keywords, calving protocol, calving season, calving assistance
  • Heather Schlesser, March/April 2018
• Don’t Forget the End Game
  • Keywords, animal handling, cull cows, vaccinations 
  • Jennifer Blazek, January/February 2018
• Calf Blood Collection
  • Keywords: jugular vein, blood sample, restraint
  • Sarah Mills-Lloyd May/June 2017
• Calves and Heat Stress 
  • Keywords: heat stress, summer, weather, temperature, humidity
  • Tina Kohlman and/or Vicky Lauer July/August 2016
• How Hot is Your Water?
  • Keywords: calf equipment, sanitation, cleaning
  • Sarah Mills-Lloyd September/October 2015
• A Calf’s Eyes Can Give Clues About Her Health
  • Keywords: discharge from eye
  • January/February 2012
• Use Your Eyes, Ears & Nose!
  • Keywords: evaluation of calves
  • Tina Kohlmann, January/February 2009
• Calf Care and Vaccines  
  • Key words: vaccines, calf care 
  • Allison Kopesky/September/October 2014
• Calf Scours Continues to be Leading Health Issue for Most Dairy Producers
  • Keywords: scours, Cryptosporidium Parvum (Crypto), treatments
  • Dr. Armon Hetzel, January/February 2013
• Calf Care and Calf Rumen Development
  • Rumen development, stomach, feeding, starter
  • Tina Kohlman, March/April 2016
• Calf Care and Pneumonia
  • Pneumonia, immune system, cold weather, calf care
  • Aerica Bjurstrom, March/April 2016 
• Cold Calf Stress
  • Keywords: thermal comfort zones, ways to minimize cold stress
  • Tina Kohlman, September/October 2013
• Cold Weather Calf Care Basics 
  • Keywords: key temperatures, calf blanket, bedding, milk replacer, winter protocol
  • Heather Schlesser, November/December 2014
• Taking Care of Calves in Cold Weather
  • Keywords: comfort and care
  • Abby Huibregtse, November/December 2009
• Wisconsin Winter Bedding Needs
  • Keywords: calf needs, bedding materials, nesting
  • Aerica Bjurstrom, November/December 2013
• Gearing Calves Up for Winter
  • Keywords: critical temperatures, calf’s environment
  • Tina Kohlman, September/October 2012
• Knee Test for Bedding Cleanliness and Comfort
  • Keywords: knee test, bedding
  • January/February 2010
• Provide a Clean Calving Environment
  • Keywords: environment, colostrum, birth
  • Trisha Wagner, January/February 2014
• Equipment Cleaning and Storage
  • Keywords: proper equipment care
  • November/December 2010
• Biofilms – Your Biological Foe
  • Keywords: equipment, sanitation, maintenance, bacteria, viruses.
  • Sarah Mills-Lloyd, March/April 2015
• Taking Care of Calves Immediately After Birth
  • Keywords: tips for calf care
  • Abby Huibregtse, September/October 2011
• Why Do We Disinfect the Naval on a Newborn Calf?
  • Keywords: naval, disinfect, pathogen
  • Abby Huibregtse, July/August 2010
• Newborn Calves
  • Keywords: calf management
  • September/October 2009
• Processing the Newborn Calf
  • Keywords:assisting with calving, minimize diseases, colostrum
  • July/August 2013
• Start Calves Off Right with Colostrum
  • Keywords: colostrum
  • Jennifer Blazek, March/April 2012
• Feeding Calves – calf starter amount
  • Keywords: calf starter, palatability,
  • Matt Lippert, July/August 2014
• Use Jump drive to retrieve
  • Keywords: calf needs, bedding materials, nesting
  • Aerica Bjurstrom, November/December 2013