{"id":707,"date":"2022-06-09T20:57:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T02:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/?page_id=707"},"modified":"2022-09-07T10:52:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T16:52:59","slug":"dairy-cattle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/amr-intervention-maps\/beef-cattle-system\/dairy-cattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Dairy Cattle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dairy Farm Overview<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Unlike beef cattle, who are bred during short time intervals so that all calves are born in early spring, dairy cattle give birth to calves throughout the year. A cow won’t start producing milk until she has had a calf, and milk products are in constant demand year round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dairy bulls are notoriously large and aggressive compared to beef bulls. For the safety of the farmers and the cows, artificial insemination is a common method of impregnating dairy cows. This also allows the farmer to select the most appropriate semen to impregnate a cow, and allows for technologies like genotyping and sexed semen to be used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calf buckets with artificial teats.<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Young calves at Crystal Springs Dairy Company. Photo courtesy of Julianna Dreger.<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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It is routine practice to separate dairy calves from their mothers within 24 hours of birth. It is done this early for a few reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n