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Raising Commercial Dairy Calves, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 38-1

  • Book

  • March 2022
  • Region: North America
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5562125
In this issue of�Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice,�guest�editors�Drs.�R. M.�Thornsberry,�Alois (Al) F.�Kertz, and Jim K.�Drackley�bring�their�considerable expertise to the topic of�Raising Commercial Dairy Calves.�Focusing�on the care of commercial dairy calves and the commercial dairy calf industry, top experts in the field cover key topics such�as�predicting�post-weaning�dairy�calf�performance; the�practicing�veterinarian's�role in the�veal�calf�industry; viral�and bacterial�causes of�intestinal�disease in�young�dairy�calves:�acceptable�control�measures; cryptosporidiosis;�and more.
  • Contains�14�relevant, practice-oriented topics�including�changing demographics of the commercial dairy calf industry; acceptable young calf vaccination strategies; dairy calf nutrition through weaning: recent research findings; nutritional programs for commercial replacement dairy heifer operations; predicting�pre-weaning�dairy�calf�performance:�the�calf�toolkit; and more.�

  • Provides in-depth�clinical reviews on�raising commercial dairy calves,�offering�actionable insights for clinical practice.�

  • Presents the�latest information on this timely, focused topic�under the leadership of experienced editors in the field.�Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create�clinically significant,�topic-based reviews.�

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Table of Contents

Changing Demographics of the Commercial Dairy Calf Industry: Why Use Beef on Dairy?
Acceptable Young Calf Vaccination Strategies-What, When, and How?
Nutritional Programs for Commercial Replacement Dairy Heifer Operations
Modeling Preweaning Dairy Calf Performance
Commercial Dairy Calf Management: Impact on Performance and Health
Preparing Male Dairy Calves for the Veal and Dairy Beef Industry
Bovine Respiratory Disease Considerations in Young Dairy Calves
Bacterial Causes of Intestinal Disease in Dairy Calves: Acceptable Control Measures
Cryptosporidiosis
Milk Replacer Ingredients: What and Why?
Rumen Transition from Weaning to 400 Pounds

Authors

R. M. Thornsberry Mid America Veterinary Consulting , Richland, MO. Alois (Al) F. Kertz ANDHIL LLC , St. Louis, Missouri. James K. Drackley Professor of Animal Sciences , University of Illinois.