HEIFERMAX

In 2003 when I first visited U.S. dairies and calf & heifer facilities, I heard about Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) & Mycoplasma, two diseases which are major causes of calf morbidity and mortality. At the time I naïvely thought how lucky we were in Australia not to have such complex diseases. Subsequent working visits to the U.S. re-inforced my understanding of the impact these diseases have on heifer health and the level of challenge they pose to calf managers. Read more »