This article discusses some of the challenges faced in veal production. Veal production uses a lot of whey protein and therefore a price change in whey causes veal production costs to change as well. In response to consumer demand veal production is shifting to group housing systems despite lacking scientific evidence that group housing improves animal welfare. ‘Bob’ dairy calves, which have a high chance of testing positive for antibiotic residue, are not, but often considered veal calves. The veal industry suffers from reports of animals testing positive for antibiotic residue simply from name confusion.