Cold housing favored for dairy calves says UW scientist
Dr. Howard Larsen at Barron County Dairy Day reports three years of trials at Ashland and Marshfield show confinement and cold housing outperform pasturing. Results include fewer scours, lower illness, and high heifer settling rates, with emphasis on true cold housing, dry bedding, daily policing, and proper ventilation.
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Howard Larsen
Uw-Marshfield Experimental Farm
Barron County
Larsen
Ashland
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Vet urges prompt dehorning at Barron Dairy Day
Veterinary expert Dr. Don Peterson outlined dehorning and castration methods stressing early timing. He endorsed paste, electric, and surgical dehorning with cautions on infection, bleeding, and fly season risks, plus open and closed castration options and dew claw removal to reduce teat injuries.
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Barron County
Don Peterson
Barron Veterinary Clinic
Peterson
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