Based on the idea that raising calves represents a crucial stage for the future performance of the animals, Huvepharma® presented its global Calf Care strategy, which seeks to offer producers a comprehensive proposal to boost profitability from the very beginning.
During the meeting, Horacio Zamora, Livestock Manager for Mexico at Huvepharma®, explained that the goal of Calf Care is to generate greater health and productivity during this stage, with the aim of ensuring that the next generation of cows has better productive capabilities.
This proposal brings together solutions and tools focused on different aspects of animal husbandry, such as gut health, nutrition, biosecurity, diagnosis, and monitoring. Along these lines, it also integrates HuveCheck®, its diagnostic service as well as solutions like Top Gut®, an innovation that promotes a health gut environment.
Focus on management: knowledge as part of Calf Care
One of the core components of the strategy is training for improved animal handling. Therefore, for this event, the Huvepharma® team brought Joep Driessen, founder of the training company CowSignals®, to Mexico. Mr Driessen has international experience in the welfare, handling, and development of young cattle.
During his presentation, Driessen shared key knowledge for identifying opportunities to improve the housing and management conditions of calves. He explained that his approach is based on a simple principle: first observe the animals, interpret what is happening, and then act.
Thus, CowSignals® is also part of Calf Care's proposal as it is integrated into the strategy thanks to the alliance that Huvepharma has developed for its clients.
Calf Care 360: the digital proposal
As part of this approach, Huvepharma® has Calf Care 360, a digital platform that incorporates tools to support the evaluation of different aspects of calf rearing.
One of these tools is Calf Signals which uses a 10-question survey to identify opportunities for improvement in calf management. The platform also integrates Calf Secure® which allows producers to assess aspects related to the biosecurity of their farms.
With its Calf Care strategy, Huvepharma® seeks to boost the profitability and productivity of the dairy sector through a proposal that combines solutions, training, knowledge and technology.
