How targeted management helps reduce newly calved heifer stress

摘要

The number of first calvers that make it through to their second lactation is a criti-I cal figure when evaluating the success of newly calved heifer management.That's the view of leading Cheshire-based vet and independent dairy herd consultant Neil Howie, who says adopting a specific management protocol for newly calved heifers - rather than turning them straight into the main herd after calving - has both a long- and short-term influence on a heifer's health, production and fertility.