Vita Plus Blog
Sharing emerging research and practical tips for calf and heifer raising.
From Our Calf Experts
05/06/2026
Chasing the target: Changes in colostrum benchmarks
Setting the growth curve with increased nursery calf feeding precision
30/10/2025
Virtual Farm Tour: Take a deep dive into the youngstock strategies of MoDak Dairy Inc.
Top strategies to support intestinal barrier function in nursery calves
10 takeaways from the Smart Calf Rearing Conference
From birth to bulk tank: The costs of raising dairy heifers
27/08/2025
Virtual Farm Tour: Facilities and protocols to do the job well at Kohls Dairy Farm LLC
‘Growing the Modern Calf’ on your farm
Is this the right starter for my calves?
Fast fact: What is the correct angle for bottle-feeding calves?
05/05/2025
Virtual Farm Tour: Every day is a great day to be a calf at Finger Family Farm LLC
Mitigating heat stress in youngstock
Decreasing bovine respiratory risk in calves
Calf care checklist: Identifying dehydration
Designing your calf facility
05/02/2025
Virtual Farm Tour: Colostrum is key at Helt Dairy LLC
Temperature swings can be hard on heifers
Calf care checklist: Alternative bedding options
7 factors for choosing a colostrum replacer
The great colostrum debate
30/10/2024
Virtual Farm Tour: Learning from new ventures is the philosophy at Tri-Fecta Farms
27/06/2024
Calf facilities of high-performing dairies
Build your own colostrum thawing and heating unit
27/10/2023
Virtual Farm Tour: Beef-on-dairy is one component of whole-farm success at Four Cubs Farm LLC
04/08/2023
Virtual Farm Tour: McAllister Family Dairy
26/04/2023
Virtual Farm Tour: Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy LLC
24/04/2023
Key things to keep in mind when designing a calf barn
24/01/2023
Virtual Farm Tour: Level-Vu Acres
19/10/2022
Virtual Farm Tour: Mystic Valley Dairy LLC
13/11/2019
Calf care checklist: 7 ways to keep milk warm before you feed it
17/07/2019
4 must-haves for moving calves
23/08/2017
Calf care quick tip: Caffeine for calves
20/04/2017
Calf program checklist: Measuring serum total protein