Calf care

Just a few weeks ago I witnessed dairy cow embryos being sold at the World Dairy Expo in Madison Wisconsin for thousands and thousands of dollars apiece. Some buyers surely got the genetics they wished for to improve their herds at a good price, but thousands of dollars for a calf, a future heifer and breeding material is quite an investment to make in any case. It is also in sharp contrast to how many farmers around the world value their newborns. How often are the young animals seen more as a