The transitioning phase and first 24 hours of a calf’s life have a huge impact on their future performance. Adam Geiger, a research scientist at Chemuniqué, listed ways to overcome challenges in this challenging phase at the recent Dairy Management Consulting (DMC) conference, hosted near Durbanville in the Western Cape.
Reduced feed intake was the biggest challenge during the transition phase (roughly 21 days pre-calving and 21
