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

Farming machines, sensors and computer applications are used to capture a wealth of farm and animal data. This will further boost digital farming and the use of livestock analytics.

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.

Agtech is disrupting the way we manage beef cattle. The rise of agricultural technologies such as sensors will help the beef sector further improve in the future.

Agtech is disrupting the way we manage beef cattle. Sensors and robotics can help beef producers to automate processes, increase animal health and make beef farming more sustainable and efficient.

NIR has been proven to be an effective tool in determining the nutritional value of our feedstuffs for cattle. This method is easier and faster than the traditional wet chemistry method.

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.

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.

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.