Colostrum management, winter calf care and benefits of pair housing calves with Bethany Dado-Senn

In this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast, Bethany Dado-Senn of Vita Plus joins host Matti McBride to discuss calf care. Learn from Dado-Senn as she discusses the importance of colostrum quality and management, general sanitation, calf management in the winter months, the benefits of pair housing calves and more.  Here is the episode breakdown: 0:50 – Dado-Senn’s background2:15 – The importance of sanitation and plane of nutrition4:20 – Colostrum management5:40 – Feeding colostrum and transition milk8:00 – Feeding quality colostrum11:00 – Testing for passive transfer14:30 – Helping employees buy into calf protocols18:00 – Suggestions for preventive care20:30 – Pair-housed calves23:20 – Calf management in winter28:00 – Dado-Senn’s passion surrounding women in agriculture31:20 – Rapid-fire questions