Category — Calf Husbandry
Advantages of keeping animals in pairs or groups
20. November 2025 — TwinHousing, Science — #Group housing #Mini-group #PairRearing calves together improves animal welfare and milk yield. Learn why housing calves in pairs or groups is beneficial for both calves and farmers here. Next →
Standard operating procedures (SOPs): why they help and how to implement them on your farm. A report by Kjara Braun, Holm & Laue. Next →
Calf resilience
20. November 2025 — 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 →
... 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 →
... and that was a good thing. Next →
NativeCalfConcept
20. November 2025 — 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 →
Hof Fischerhütte in Steenfeld uses a very well-functioning system of two MultiMax Verandas to keep their bull calves on the farm longer. 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 →
In the second part of this somewhat different travel report, we meet more exciting people on Swedish dairy and bull fattening farms. Next →
ConceptBarn with CalfExpert on the Bock family farm in Nübbel, Schleswig-Holstein Next →
Healthy calves thanks to innovative ventilation and modern feeding technology Next →
Practical advice for rearing calves in winter Next →
Needs of calves in the cold season Next →
Successful calf rearing 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 →
Pairing of calves - just a new fashion trend?
20. November 2025 — Biological, Calf Husbandry — #Organic #CalfTel #Mini-group #Pair #Social #TwinHutchIf 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 →