{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Moos Room™","title":"Episode 369 - Troubleshooting Calf Health: What the Experts See on Farms - UMN Extension's The Moos Room","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1002,"description":"Are the basics of calf management getting overlooked? Fresh from dairy research meetings in Florida, Brad explores a North American survey led by Penn State’s Melissa Cantor examining the management challenges calf health professionals encounter on dairy farms.\nBrad discusses how low milk allowances, larger calf groups, inconsistent routines, and poor ventilation can contribute to challenges with respiratory disease, scours, and navel infections. He also shares examples from the University of Minnesota’s dairy herd and explains why troubleshooting calf health requires looking beyond treatments to everyday feeding, housing, and care.\nTopics include:\nMilk allowances and the importance of adequate nutrition.\nGroup size, feeding competition, and disease exposure.\nWritten protocols for colostrum feeding, sanitation, and navel care.\nClean, dry maternity pens and hygiene at birth.\nWinter ventilation and timely delivery of adequate colostrum.\nThe take-home message: healthier calves start with consistent management. Before investing in new equipment or changing treatment strategies, review the fundamentals—and make sure everyone caring for calves understands and follows the farm’s protocols.\n\nQuestions, comments, scathing rebuttals? -> themoosroom@umn.edu or call 612-624-3610 and leave us a message!\nLinkedin -> The Moos Room\nTwitter -> @UMNmoosroom and @UMNFarmSafety\nFacebook -> @UMNDairy\nYouTube -> UMN Beef and Dairy and UMN Farm Safety and Health\nInstagram -> @UMNWCROCDairy\nExtension Website\nAgriAmerica Podcast Directory ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/EIqekZJUCM-mbRXSkEsLe4I4Erj3AsT3id_xoW-dk6k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE0MTkwLzE2OTc0/ODIyODEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}