A palatable calf starter feed prepares the calf to eat solid feed and activates rumen and gut development. To control factors such as water intake and forage supply, farmers can optimize the weaning process

For beef producers, metabolic programming can help increase meat quality and marbling in their cattle. This is because the fetal and neonatal stage is crucial for skeletal muscle development.

In calf rearing, nutrition is of key importance. Not only to supply the calf with the right set of nutrients, but also to improve the development of the gastrointestinal tract. This will smoothen the transition from newborn calf to ruminant and promotes health and performance.

Calves with lower concentrations of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in their blood, have a greater risk of developing diseases. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify SNP markers associated with passive immunity measures.

Dairy-origin beef accounts for a considerable proportion of the prime beef supply. Yet, the beef production potential of dairy bred calves is declining following years of single trait selection for attributes such as milk yield.

Exposing the risks associated with the administration of oral electrolyte solutions simultaneously in milk replacers and water in absence of access to drinking water.

Oral rehydration solutions (ORS) mitigates the severity of dehydration and metabolic acidosis in diarrheic calves, and this study determines the effects of ORS tonicity on water, mineral and acid–base balance.

Determining the effects of an increased plane of nutrition can help establish recommendations for feeding to increase measures of gain and animal health without compromising normal calf behavior.

Comparison of the abomasal emptying rate by an acetaminophen absorption test in healthy and diarrhoeic calves fed with and without ORS.

In this paper, the effect of a prototype concept for efficient production of organic beef from young cattle of dairy origin is presented.

The evaluation of the profitability of farm colostrum management and the definition of the optimal economic situations for given livestock systems and farm situations.