6. Pneumonia incidence increased if calves came from multiple sources. 7. Dairy bull calves had a higher incidence of pneumonia than other breeds at 58%, possibly due to lack of hybrid vigour.

Many modern dairy farm operations have developed an additional revenue stream by breeding dairy cows with Black Angus beef bulls using artificial insemination to produce crossbred calves ...

The dairy industry prides itself on serene images of cows grazing in lush, green pastures, but behind this scene lies an inconvenient truth. The dairy industry is look at a way to home the ...

Quebec dairy producers say new rules covering how they can transport very young calves may mean they will have to slaughter the animals when they are born, rather than send them to the veal market.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. An update of the SenseHub Dairy Youngstock system, means it is fully compatible with all nipple-fed calves from birth. The system uses an ...

Picture this: A dairy barn full of cows being milked, fed and cleaned up after, but there’s no farmer in sight. Sounds a bit unusual, right? Well, it’s not as far-fetched as you might think.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Raising beef on dairy-crossed cattle is starting to have a significant impact on the beef market. For the past five to six years, beef on dairy cattle have become more common ...

A farm in the heart of northern Victoria's dairy country is going against tradition when it comes to bobby calves. Dairy Australia says 300,000 calves were slaughtered at five days of age during ...

Victorian dairy farmer Roisin Powles says farmers do not like killing newborn bobby calves on farms or sending them to abattoirs. But she says it has long been the only option. "The whole idea of ...