The sun is shining, the grass is growing, the temperature is rising, and summer is in the air. However, for calves, the summer sun can quickly become too much. Heat stress is a real risk, and it's something you want to avoid for your calf’s well-being and your own peace of mind.

CalfOtel will participate in the Borgeby Fältdagar in Bjärred, Sweden from 25-26 June 2025 in collaboration with Gardsservice Syd.

CalfOTel kommer att delta i Borgeby Fältdagar i Bjärred, Sverige, den 25-26 juni 2025 i samarbete med Gårdsservice Syd.

CalfOTel and the Kennis Transfer Center Zegveld (KTC Zegveld) are joining forces to conduct research into optimal calf housing. Over a period of one year, two aspects will be investigated.

Cows are herd animals and feel comfortable in company. Yet in practice, calves are often 'isolated' in the first weeks of life to keep them healthy and prevent infections. Duo housing is currently on the rise: keeping and rearing calves in pairs. The advantages are crystal clear; better for animal welfare, it is more sustainable and better for vitality and feed intake. Knowing that it costs about € 2,000 for a cow to milk, a higher feed intake is pure profit. Dairy farmers are enthusiastic about duo housing. That is why the specialists at CalfOTel® have developed the XL-2 this fall. A large and comfortable housing for two calves.

Last spring, outgoing Minister Schouten sent the Calving Chain Scenario Study to the House of Representatives. In it, Schouten announced that in the coming years the Rural Development Program will support pilots to test in practice more sustainable initiatives for the current calf chain in terms of sustainability, scalability and earning power. The focus here is on keeping newborn (bull) calves longer on the farm or short chains.