Animal Care

Animal care is a top priority on America’s veal farms. Veal farmers work every day to ensure calves are housed in safe, clean barns and are given nutritious feed, fresh water, as well as receive routine veterinary care.

Veal farmers have a long tradition of providing calves with special individualized care. In 2007, veal farmers announced they were committed to transitioning all farms to group barns. While experience shows that raising calves in individual pens allows farmers to carefully monitor and manage calves’ nutrition and overall health, advances in group housing now allow farmers to provide the same level of quality care in group settings. Today, it is estimated that 30 percent of veal calves are raised in group barns. Learn more about group housing.