The nursery is the area set up to raise calves. It is divided into fenced areas for calves of different ages.
At two months of age, calves weigh twice as much as they did at birth and they drink up to five litres of milk a day. At the age of three months, they begin to eat hay.
When a calf is born, the cow takes care of it. She licks it to clean it, stimulate blood circulation and breathing, and she helps it to stand upright. Afterwards, it goes to the nursery, where it will remain for five months.
The cells can be collective or individual, in which case the risk of disease contagion is avoided. After eight weeks, the calves are grouped into collective areas (European regulation). The breeder provides the calves with milk.