Overview
Cleanliness during newborn calf management is an important part of providing animals the best start to a productive life in your herd. Regular sanitation audits ensure that calves are born healthy and provide you with valuable information to direct management decisions. Great colostrum is a simple and effective tool to ensure your calves start life healthy.
Areas that we commonly evaluate include:
- Close-up pens
- Calving pens and areas
- Maternity pens and areas
- Calf equipment and trailers
- Colostrum, milk and associated feeding equipment
- Collection pails, buckets, and hoses
- Employee training and performance
Goals
- Maximize the potential of each calf to thrive into the weaning period by ensuring a clean and healthy start to life
- Identify high-risk areas for follow-up calf management decisions
