Instead, have them focus on providing calf-only shelter (see sidebar). “Calf huts in the pasture can be a great advantage if calves are born in inclement weather,” Hilton says. An actual calf shelter ...

Is there water readily available for cleaning hutches? Will there be a designated wash area for equipment? How easily can the site itself be cleaned? Is disinfecting required there as well? This is a ...

Group calf rearing offers opportunities to reduce labor and to aid in socializing calves, but the performance of group-managed calves in enlarged hutches is not well documented in dairy production ...

Most producers will probably agree that the best way to raise a healthy calf is outside, on the ground, in a hutch. This allows plenty of access to fresh air, and hutches make it easy to keep ...

After 12 miles of hiking, with some calf-burning steep sections ... Trekking to one of Austria’s high mountain huts was an adventure that strengthened my body and spirit. The final approach ...