Real Info: Feeding calves during the cold weather season can be a big challenge for any calf raiser. Producers need to be sure that calves housed outside during the cold weather are meeting their nutritional needs. Research suggests that calves raised in outside hutches during cold weather benefit from extra energy during the first month of life. Calves have been successfully raised in calf hutches to prevent respiratory disease and avoid problems with humidity and spread of pathogenic organisms. Dairy producers in areas of cold winters have expressed concern about growth and survival of young calves. Newborn calves have small amounts of body fat plus relatively high energy requirement in relation to body weight.
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