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Best practice examples for raising calves in a healthy, natural way. Next →
Best practice examples for raising calves in a healthy, natural way. Next →
Calves * Careers * Communication
14. März 2025 — General InformationAdvanced training and networking for female professionals on our company premises. Next →
How a farm in the Spanish heat is focussing on animal welfare and making calves and people happy thanks to a new concept. Next →
Calf resilience
21. Juni 2024 — General Information, Calf Feeding, Calf Husbandry, Calf management — #Animal welfarePromoting the resilience of heifer calves is important for their healthy development, their ability to survive and their milk yield later on. Next →
It's always a good idea to observe what nature does. Next →
... is what it says on the Leppington Pastoral Company website. And a visit to the farm in Australia shows that this is true in every respect. Next →
Lucy Allison at Rosehill Farm in Wales is very happy with her 260 litre MilkTaxi from Holm & Laue. Next →
... the calves no longer experience any stress! Next →
... thanks to a well designed rearing concept and professional support! Next →
... and that was a good thing. Next →
Laura Bühring from agricultural business Starbach-Sachsen has been delighted about this ever since she started rearing her calves with the CalfExpert feeder. Next →
How healthy, performance-orientated calf rearing benefits the entire dairy farm. Next →
NativeCalfConcept
11. Dezember 2023 — General Information, Biological, Calf Feeding, Calf Husbandry, Calf management, Calf feeders, TwinHousing — #weaning #Ad libitum #Colostrum #CalfExpert #Calving assistance #IglooSystem #Calf cereal #Concentrated feed #Milk replacer #MilkTaxi #NativeCalfConcept #Pair #Calf feeder #Dry TMR #TwinHutch #Whole milk #GainsUsing mother nature as an example – Optimising it in practice Next →
"Little things in calf rearing are important," says the herd manager from the southern Eifel. Next →
MilkTaxi or CalfExpert feeder?
22. September 2023 — Calf Feeding, Products — #Work management #CalfExpert #Decision support #MilkTaxi #Calf feederSpoilt for choice. Next →
Modern calf feeding at Prehn Brook Farms in Canada Next →
Hof Fischerhütte in Steenfeld uses a very well-functioning system of two MultiMax Verandas to keep their bull calves on the farm longer. Next →
State-of-the-art fully automatic whole milk management in the calf barn Next →
Keeping pairs in TwinHutches gives calves a good start to a social life. The Magens family is perfecting this with their own ideas. Next →
A travel report from our mascot Holli from the green island in the Pacific. Next →
There are many feeding recommendations for calves. But do they also take account of the development goals you have set for your newborn calves? Next →
The right watering strategy following intensive calf feeding. Next →
In the second part of this somewhat different travel report, we meet more exciting people on Swedish dairy and bull fattening farms. Next →
A trip to successful calf rearers in Sweden Next →
... or: What to watch out for regarding the osmolality of calf milk. Next →
ConceptBarn with CalfExpert on the Bock family farm in Nübbel, Schleswig-Holstein Next →
... doesn't exist. But dry TMR for calves comes close. Next →
What really defines good feed for calves? Next →
What really matters in a ruminant's development? Next →
Leonie Dörr manages animals and public relations at Karlshof Next →
Luicella's Ice Cream is a hit in Hamburg and the MilkTaxi helps out in the ice cream parlour Next →
Healthy calves thanks to innovative ventilation and modern feeding technology Next →
From the udder to the teat: hygienic whole milk feeding, fully automated without human contact. Next →
Top 10 starter tips for calf feeders
23. Dezember 2021 — Calf Feeding, Products, Calf feeders — #CalfExpert #Installation #Service #Top 10 #Calf feederPlanning and commissioning of CalfExpert feeders Next →
Practical advice for rearing calves in winter Next →
Needs of calves in the cold season Next →
Successful calf rearing Next →
Improved performance in calf feeding thanks to modern feeding technology Next →
Managing the family with MilkTaxi Next →
Whole milk feeding – Implemented correctly! Next →
The Holm & Laue CalfExpert revolutionizes a farm in Ukraine. Next →
A Holm & Laue MilkTaxi becomes a cross-media deployment device Next →
Adlibitum feeding and pair housing in organic calf rearing Next →
Heat stress is a big problem for cows. As a result of their body size and high metabolic energy turnover, cows are very sensitive in summer, especially at the peak of lactation. This is a well-known fact. But what is the situation with calves? Next →
There are many ways to determine the quality of colostrum. But none is currently more accurate than the determination with digital refractometers. The possible fields of uses are even greater. Find out in this article what else you can measure with the Holm & Laue refractometer. Next →
If calf hutches are scarce, many farms keep two calves in one calf igloo. Practice confirms scientific observations that the calves develop better than in individual housing. Later in larger groups, calves which where previously kept in pairs show better social behavior. Next →
Success in rearing calves means achieving the rearing goals! These goals should be measurable. Data also play an important role in modern calf husbandry. This article is about measuring and evaluating the data in the calf barn for optimal management. Next →