Attention to detail and consistency are the keys to success with calves, according to consultant vet Tommy Heffernan. It ...

I am glad we had a few months to plan the shed out and try to see the challenges of using a retrofit calf shed when trying to push forward with improvements. Water troughs had to be moved ...

What makes a good shed can be different from yard to yard. The location of the calf shed in the yard can determine its suitability. One thing that almost always sets alarm bells ringing is the ...

A call to let a 950-herd north Pembrokeshire dairy farm keep a farm shed built without permission over a decade ago has been approved but further discussions are to take place on ‘calf domes’ ...

Calf sheds supplied by header tanks are particularly vulnerable, he says, as are calves fed milk replacer made with poor-quality water. As well as quality, the quantity of feed has a direct impact ...