A Visit to Circle Bar Heifer Ranch
March 21, 2012
DCHA Annual Conference, March 20-21, 2012, Visalia, Calif.

Vance Kells Discusses Gold Standards III
October 19, 2011
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Vance Kells at AABP
September 23, 2011
Vance Kells, Satanta, Kan., a regional director for the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association, attended the American Association of Bovine Practitioners annual conference in St. Louis, Mo., to tell veterinarians about the new DCHA Gold Standards III.

A Visit to Mann Farms and M & M Feedlot
April 2011
DCHA past president, Darin Mann, offers his perspective on why customer relations is a priority for his farm.

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Colostrum Feeding and Quality
In this first-ever Dairy Basics Extra on Calf and Heifer Raising, Attica Veterinary Associates Calf Management Specialist Sam Leadley, discusses how to implement DCHA's Gold Standards for colostrum feeding and quality.

Feeding Wet Calves for Optimal Growth
Featuring Hugh Chester-Jones, University of Minnesota Southern Research Center in Waseca, Minn.

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Pneumonia Prevention Strategies
Don Gardner, DVM and founding member of  DCHA, discusses tips for meeting DCHA's Gold Standards I health guidelines for young calves.

Successfully Feeding Water
Sandy Quinn, a custom heifer raiser in Schaghticoke, New York, discusses tips for feeding water to wet calves and young heifers, including how to manage extreme temperature changes, and why water intake is important for future growth.

Promoting Calf Starter Intake
John Bernard, extension dairy specialist for the University of Georgia, discusses how to promote calf starter intake and jump-start rumen development.

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Colostrum Management
Bob James, a professor of dairy science and dairy extension specialist at Virginia Tech, discusses why scours challenge calves and strategies for preventing the illness from before birth through weaning.