Calf Note #216 – Walking the Farm, Part 5 – calf hutches

Introduction

There are many ways to house young calves in the first couple of months of life. In this Calf Note, I focus on some of my experiences visiting farms that use calf hutches. Future Notes will address other types of housing.

This is a video Calf Note – to view the video, follow this link:

References

Coleman, D. A., B. R. Moss, and T. A. Mccaskey. 1996. Supplemental shade for dairy calves reared in commercial calf hutches in a southern climate. J. Dairy Sci. 79:2038–2043.

Hill, T. M., H. G. Bateman II, J. M. Aldrich, and R. L. Schlotterbeck. 2011. Comparisons of housing, bedding, and cooling options for dairy calves. J. Dairy Sci. 94:2138–2146. doi: 10.3168/jds.2010-3841.

Macaulay, A. S., G. L. Hahn, D. H. Clark, and D. V. Sisson. 1995. Comparison of calf housing types and tympanic temperature rhythms in Holstein calves. J. Dairy Sci. 78:856–862.

Panivivat, R., J.A. Pennington, E.B. Kegley, D.W. Kellogg, and S.L. Krumpelman. 2003. Growth performance and health of dairy calves bedded with different types of materials. AAES Research Series 509.

Schmidtmann, E. T. 1991. Suppressing immature house and stable flies in outdoor calf hutches with sand, gravel, and sawdust bedding. J. Dairy Sci. 74:3956-3960.

https://www.progressivedairy.com/topics/calves-heifers/bedding-and-housing-are-important-to-your-calves

https://calfnotes.com/pdffiles/CN025.pdf

https://calfnotes.com/pdffiles/CNCE0500.pdf

https://www.milkproductsinc.com/assets/frontlines/156/frontline.pdf

https://www.progressivedairy.com/topics/calves-heifers/5-best-practices-for-laying-out-calf-hutches

https://www.progressivedairy.com/topics/calves-heifers/calf-hutch-walk-throughs-what-you-need-to-look-for

https://www.dairyherd.com/article/hutches-and-heat-stress

https://www.progressivedairycanada.com/topics/calves-heifers/from-the-ground-up-pros-and-cons-of-various-calf-hutch-foundations

Calf Housing: Part 3 Bedding Types and Considerations

https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2147/2015/03/CalfEnv-4-Environment-Effects2.pdf

Research focuses on reducing heat stress for calves in plastic hutches

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Hey Jim! just watched the video calf note #216 and really liked this video format for the notes. it was really clear and easy to understand so thank you and hope more video calf notes would come.
Love all the content and knowledge you share.
Cheers from Argentina!

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