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Air Quality, Management Practices and Calf Health in Italian Dairy Cattle Farms. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2022
Among factors that can affect calf health, microbial quality of the pen air is poorly studied. In 25 Italian dairy farms, data concerning air quality in the calf pens, hygiene of pens and equipment, microclimatic conditions, calf health and management ...
Bonizzi S, Gislon G, Brasca M, Morandi S, Sandrucci A, Zucali M.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

A one welfare perspective on calf health: a qualitative study of knowledge, attitudes, working conditions, working atmosphere, and communication among farmers and calf-care teams on large Saxon dairy farms. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Knowledge, attitudes, and working conditions of personnel may influence the health and welfare of animals under their care. Within a One Welfare framework, this qualitative study explored these factors on nine large dairy farms in Saxony, Germany ...
Douay-Ryckelynck M, Retzler P, Meier KK, Merle R, Müller KE, Stock A, Jensen KC.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Understanding barriers to veterinary involvement in dairy calf health management. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to identify barriers to veterinary involvement in calf health and assess knowledge gaps in calf care among American and Canadian bovine veterinarians.
Edwards KY, Abuelo A, LeBlanc SJ, DeVries TJ, Steele MA, Costa JHC, Renaud DL.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the Metabolic Relationship between Cows and Calves by Monitoring Calf Health and Cow Automatic Milking System and Metabolic Parameters. [PDF]

Animals (Basel), 2023
Urbutis M, Malašauskienė D, Malašauskienė D, Televičius M, Juozaitienė V, Baumgartner W, Antanaitis R.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Invited review: A systematic review of the effects of early separation on dairy cow and calf health. [PDF]

J Dairy Sci, 2019
Beaver A, Meagher RK, von Keyserlingk MAG, Weary DM.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii accelerates intestinal microbiota maturation and is correlated with increased secretory IgA production in neonatal dairy calves

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Neonatal calves have a limited capacity to initiate immune responses due to a relatively immature adaptive immune system, which renders them susceptible to many on-farm diseases.
Lautaro Rostoll Cangiano, Clothilde Villot, Clothilde Villot, Rocio Amorin-Hegedus, Nilusha Malmuthuge, Robert Gruninger, Le Luo Guan, Michael Steele   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations between Feeding Behaviors Collected from an Automated Milk Feeder and Neonatal Calf Diarrhea in Group Housed Dairy Calves: A Case-Control Study

Animals, 2022
The objective of this case-control study was to determine if feeding behavior data collected from an automated milk feeder (AMF) could be used to predict neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD) in the days surrounding diagnosis in pre-weaned group housed dairy ...
Meridith H. Conboy, Charlotte B. Winder, Melissa C. Cantor, Joao H. C. Costa, Michael A. Steele, Catalina Medrano-Galarza, Taika E. von Konigslow, Amanda Kerr, Dave L. Renaud   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repeated injection of multivitamins and multiminerals during the transition period enhances immune response by suppressing inflammation and oxidative stress in cows and their calves

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Periparturient dairy cows undergo major physiological and metabolic changes as well as immunosuppression, associated with decrease in plasma concentrations of various minerals and vitamins.
Yallappa M. Somagond, Mohanned Naif Alhussien, Mohanned Naif Alhussien, Ajay Kumar Dang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of feeding Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products on the health of Holstein dairy calves following a lipopolysaccharide challenge

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Before weaning, dairy calves are at high risk for illness, especially respiratory and digestive diseases, which reduces average daily gain, age at first calving, and first-lactation milk production.
Rebecca N. Klopp, Ilkyu Yoon, Susan Eicher, Jacquelyn P. Boerman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of ATP luminometry to assess the cleanliness of equipment used to collect and feed colostrum on dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: The objective of this observational cross-sectional study was to describe the cleanliness of various equipment used for colostrum harvest and calf feeding procedures on dairy farms in Québec, Canada. The study was performed on 42 commercial dairy herds
Sébastien Buczinski, Marie-Pascale Morin, Jean-Philippe Roy, Marjolaine Rousseau, Marianne Villettaz-Robichaud, Jocelyn Dubuc   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source