Dairy Cattle

Veal is the meat from a younger animal of either a dairy breed, dairy crossbreed or beef breed. Dairy and...

There are over 1.4 million dairy cows in Australia. On average, each cow produces close to 6,170 litres of milk...

For cows to produce milk, they have to give birth to a calf. Standard dairy industry practice is to separate...

Calves born in a natural environment will begin interacting with each other at around 1-2 weeks of age when the...

Calves are legally able to be transported at 5 days old or, if transported directly to a calf-rearing facility, at...

Common dairy industry practice is to feed unweaned calves around 10% of calf body weight in milk daily. However, this...

Colostrum is a fluid produced by the pregnant cow prior to giving birth to her calf in readiness for the...

Routine tail docking of up to two-thirds of the cow’s tail at 12-18 months old, was adopted by some dairy...

Dairy calves and dairy goat kids may be born with extra teats on the udder, called supernumerary teats. These extra...

For cows to produce milk, they have to give birth to a calf. Most dairy calves are separated from their...

Foot lameness is a common problem in dairy farming and not unusual in wet conditions. It can be caused by...

Mastitis is an infection that causes inflammation of a cow’s udder. It is caused by bacteria or by injury, and...

Calving induction involves administering a drug to dairy cows to stimulate calving before full term. Some dairy farmers do this...

What is virtual fencing? Virtual fencing aims to remotely map and control livestock grazing behaviour without the use of fixed...

RSPCA defines a painful farm animal husbandry procedure as any action that alters or removes a specific body part of...