Colostrum management, winter calf care and benefits of pair housing calves with Bethany Dado-Senn

Colostrum management, winter calf care and benefits of pair housing calves with Bethany Dado-Senn

Author: Progressive Dairy editors January 15, 2025 Duration: 33:17

In this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast, Bethany Dado-Senn of Vita Plus joins host Matti McBride to discuss calf care. Learn from Dado-Senn as she discusses the importance of colostrum quality and management, general sanitation, calf management in the winter months, the benefits of pair housing calves and more. 

Here is the episode breakdown:

  • 0:50 – Dado-Senn’s background
  • 2:15 – The importance of sanitation and plane of nutrition
  • 4:20 – Colostrum management
  • 5:40 – Feeding colostrum and transition milk
  • 8:00 – Feeding quality colostrum
  • 11:00 – Testing for passive transfer
  • 14:30 – Helping employees buy into calf protocols
  • 18:00 – Suggestions for preventive care
  • 20:30 – Pair-housed calves
  • 23:20 – Calf management in winter
  • 28:00 – Dado-Senn’s passion surrounding women in agriculture
  • 31:20 – Rapid-fire questions

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