For spring calving herds it’s that time of the season again to decide “where-to-from-here?” How will you achieve the target body condition score at calving, With parts of the Waikato looking green but still basically in drought and others with pasture supplying...
Time is of the essence when it comes to ensuring calves get their first drink of gold colostrum (ideally of Brix>22%). While human babies are born with their mother’ immunity in their blood (through transfer of antibodies via the placenta), this cannot happen...