Raising Commercial Dairy Calves, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

In this issue ofVeterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice,guesteditorsDrs.R. M.Thornsberry,Alois (Al) F.Kertz, and Jim K.Drackleybringtheirconsiderable expertise to the topic ofRaising Commercial Dairy Calves.Focusingon the care of commercial dairy calves and the commercial dairy calf industry, top experts in the field cover key topics suchaspredictingpost-weaningdairycalfperformance; thepracticingveterinarian'srole in thevealcalfindustry; viraland bacterialcauses ofintestinaldisease inyoungdairycalves:acceptablecontrolmeasures; cryptosporidiosis;and more. Contains14relevant, practice-oriented topicsincludingchanging demographics of the commercial dairy calf industry; acceptable young calf vaccination strategies; dairy calf nutrition through weaning: recent research findings; nutritional programs for commercial replacement dairy heifer operations; predictingpre-weaningdairycalfperformance:thecalftoolkit; and more. Provides in-depthclinical reviews onraising commercial dairy calves,offeringactionable insights for clinical practice. Presents thelatest information on this timely, focused topicunder the leadership of experienced editors in the field.Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to createclinically significant,topic-based reviews.