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Setting Calves Up for Life – LIVE Webinar

Wednesday 27 May – 

Setting Calves Up for Life: Feeding for Immunity, Efficiency and Growth 

The first 10 weeks matter more than you think! 

Join Dr. Sue McCoard (Bioeconomy Science Institute) and Carla Rawson (NZAgbiz) for a practical, evidencebased webinar on how earlylife nutrition shapes calf immunity, growth, feed efficiency, and longterm performance. 

Through this webinar, you’ll discover: 

  • The importance of feeding calves well in early life 
  • How cold stress affects calves 
  • The benefits of twiceaday feeding 
  • What factors influence feed conversion efficiency 
  • The impact of foraging in early feeding 

With a focus on the critical first 10 weeks, you’ll gain actionable feeding strategies to support healthier calves and more efficient rearing systems.

This webinar is bought to you by Dairy Women’s Network and NZAgBiz

Registration is at an external URL for this event.

  •  May 27, 2026
     12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Venue:  Online

 Address:

New Zealand

 Tags:

  • Animal Welfare
  • HR
  • Social
  • Wellbeing
  • May 27, 2026 12:30
  • May 27, 2026 13:30
  • Upcoming
  • Online
  • Dairy Women's Network
  • events@dwn.org.nz