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Animals, 2021 In New Zealand, over two million dairy calves between four and seven days of age are sent to meat processing premises every year. There is a need to develop protocols for holistically assessing the welfare of calves sent to slaughter in the first week of
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Animals, 2014 Transport of young (‘bobby’) calves for slaughter is a contentious welfare issue for some sectors of the Australian community. Factors of age, stocking density and flooring need further research to develop appropriate welfare standards for transport of ...
Kym Butler, Ellen C. Jongman
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Veterinarian perceptions on the care of surplus dairy calves
Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 : Both male and female calves that are not required in the dairy herd sometimes receive inadequate care on dairy farms. Veterinarians work with farmers to improve animal care, and farmers often view veterinarians as trusted advisors; however, little is ...
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Journal of Dairy Science: Each year ∼150,000 surplus calves are sold at auction markets in Québec, Canada. Surplus calves (male or female not kept in the herd of origin) are sold at a young age, but these animals are at risk of receiving lower quality neonatal care than ...
Marcio C Costa +2 more
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Journal of Dairy Science: Citizens are becoming increasingly disconnected from food production. Despite this, many people still hold strong values about how food is produced.
Marina A. Von Keyserlingk +2 more
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Agent-Based Modelling to Improve Beef Production from Dairy Cattle: Young Beef Production
Agriculture, 2023 Approximately 42% of the total calves born in New Zealand’s dairy industry are either euthanized on farms or commercially slaughtered as so-called bobby calves within 2 weeks of age.
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An Investigation into the Perceptions of Veterinarians towards Calf Welfare in New Zealand
Animals, 2021 Despite recent legislative amendments to address areas of highest risk to the welfare of calves (Bos taurus) in New Zealand, there are prevailing concerns that animal welfare science knowledge has not been adopted in practice.
Ria van Dyke, Amy Miele, Melanie Connor
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The Dispensable Surplus Dairy Calf: Is This Issue a “Wicked Problem” and Where Do We Go From Here?
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Surplus dairy calves consist of all dairy bull calves and any heifer calves not needed as replacements for the milking herd. The fate of these surplus calves varies by region; for example, in Australia and New Zealand they are often sold as “bobby ...
Sarah E. Bolton +3 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 In many dairy industries, but particularly those that are pasture-based and have seasonal calving, “surplus calves,” which are mostly male, are killed at a young age because they are of low value and it is not economically viable to raise them.
Laura A. Boyle, John F. Mee
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Male non-replacement calves in dairy systems represent an underutilized economic resource for dairy producers worldwide. Despite this, increasing the practice of rearing non-replacement male calves has significant barriers both in on-farm adoption and ...
Veronika Vicic +6 more
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