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Many bags of Strauss milk replacer contain a plastic measuring cup. Ironically, the best way to use our milk replacer is to throw the cup away.
Fresh cows have a perfect meal prepared for their newborn calves the minute they hit the ground. Their first-milking colostrum provides all the right ingredients to promote optimal gastrointestinal tract development, jump-start the calf’s metabolism, and support the immune system.
When a newborn calf enters the world, much of its future lies in our caring hands. Unlike humans and many other species, bovine mothers have a limited ability to pass immunity to their offspring in-utero.
Dr. Kimberley Morrill sees a lot of corollaries between raising kids and raising calves. “Our kids are the future, and my own boys are my life,” she declared. “Similarly, calves are the future of the dairy industry. For so long, they were viewed as an annoyance or a second-tier priority on dairies. “
Heat stress is a unique challenge for preweaned calves. Their small size and greater body surface area make them more susceptible to fluid loss than adult animals.