A calf’s digestive system is shaped by more than time. Diet, milk intake and early environmental exposure all influence rumen development. On a recent episode of the Kansas State University Beef ...

Over the coming week, the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team will publish a two-part feature series on Agriland, accompanied by ...

Too much liquid milk replacer is often fed to calves literally flooding the gut and developing rumen and stifling the infant animal’s drive to seek out and move on to dry feed. That’s according to ...

Failure to prepare the rumen can cause growth checks, or put calves at greater risk of illness because of nutritional stress. Forages such as straw or hay are a good source of fibre, which promotes ...