Calf husbandry
Improving calf care reduces antimicrobial use, lowers mortality rate, improves dairy business profitability and helps maintain social licence.
There are two elements to Dairy Up’s P2e Calf Husbandry project: automated calf rearing and rearing Holstein steers for dairy beef.
About Dairy UP
Dairy UP is a collaborative research, development and extension program for the NSW dairy industry. It aims to unlock the potential of pastures, cows, water and milk to increase productivity and profitability, and de-risk the industry and develop new markets.