11/26/2025
You’ve seen him on our page before. Dr. Ryan Davies is one of the minds driving innovation in calf health. His work embodies SCCL’s commitment to Science, Nature, and Care, helping farmers give calves their best start.
Ryan has recently led and co-authored two impactful studies:
✔ A holistic approach to colostrum management: Enrichment of maternal colostrum combined with extended colostrum feeding as control measures for bovine rotavirus-associated neonatal calf diarrhoea (doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.70214)
✔ Impact of passive immunity and quality of transition milk on preweaning dairy and dairy-beef cross calf health in a pasture-based block calving system (https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(25)00610-1/fulltext with Dr. Dave Renaud)
These studies highlight practical steps to improve calf health and prevent scours. Stay tuned as we break down the findings and what they mean for your operation.
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