Combating mortality in organic calves

Organically raised calves seem to have a higher mortality rate than conventional calves. To this end, an alliance of 6 organic farmers, 2 industrial partners and scientists from Aarhus University is set to find a solution to reduce the mortality figures. As stated on the website of Aarhus University, the higher mortality rates are partly due to the fact that these calves suffer more from diarrhoea during the first weeks of life. According to SEGES, on an annual basis 9.4% of calves in organic da