The importance of good management for rearing healthy young calves

摘要

I sraeli dairy farming is well known worldwide for its high yielding cows and most advanced dairy technologies.The country's herd consists of 120,000 milking cows and an annual average production of 11,781 litres per cow (2013).In order to maintain such an impressive performance in the future, one must start at the beginning by rearing healthy heifers.The female calves in the dairy farm are literally the future of the dairy and therefore must be treated the best available way in order to continue building up the best producing cows for the future.