Depending on age, calves will consume 5 and 30 litres of water per day. Veal feeds do not normally contain antibiotics or any other medication. If medication is required, it is prescribed by a veterinarian and administered on an individual basis by the veal farmer. The Veal Barn Milk-fed veal barns protect the calves from the Canadian environment, predators and parasites. The barns are well lit, using either natural or artificial lighting.
Light levels have no effect on the colour or tenderness of the meat.
Temperature in the barns is controlled by heating in the winter and cooling in the summer. These well-ventilated barns provide clean, fresh air on a continuous basis. The barn floor is often slatted allowing urine and solid manure to drop between the slats, and permitting daily removal. The calf is left with a dry and comfortable place to lie. Grain-fed veal is raised much like beef, often in open barns.