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Dairy producer views on calf rearing
, 2021 Calf rearing practices vary greatly among farms, including feeding and weaning methods. This variation may relate to differences in how dairy producers view these practices and evaluate their own success, but no previous research has examined these views.
Russell, Elizabeth Rose
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Frontiers in Animal Science, 2023 IntroductionWhile early separation of dairy calves after birth has been debated from an ethical and animal welfare lens, the economic evidence surrounding alternative cow-calf contact (CCC) systems is scarce.MethodsTo address this knowledge gap, we ...
Karin Alvåsen +6 more
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Socio-economic analysis of cage dropping out in calf rearing in Bulgaria [PDF]
ARPHA ProceedingsGoal: to evaluate the effects of introducing the ban on cage calf rearing in Bulgaria.Material and methods: In order to gain insight into the complex socio-economic implications of EC initiative to phase out cage farming of farm animals in the EU, a ...
Dilyana Mitova
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Farmer Perception and Resources for Calf Fattening Under Smallholder Production System
Proceedings, 2020 In Pakistan, smallholder farmers are primarily engaged in dairy farming while keeping beef animals as secondary products. Farmers experience poor production due to lack of focus on beef farming, traditional calf rearing practices and limited resources ...
Humera Iqbal +4 more
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Suckling systems in calf rearing in organic dairy farming in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2009 In an on-farm experiment three calf rearing methods were compared: bucket feeding of milk replacer, bucket feeding of tank milk and suckling of mother or nurse cow up to three months of age.
Wagenaar, J.P., Langhout, D.J.
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 : Concentrate-rich starter feeds are commonly fed to dairy calves to stimulate early solid feed intake and growth performance; yet, starter feeds lacking in forage fiber may jeopardize gut development.
G. Terler +3 more
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Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchPublic concern about early cow-calf separation and individual calf housing is increasing. In response, alternative calf-rearing systems, such as cow–calf contact (CCC) systems, including foster cow and dam rearing, are discussed.
Flora von Steimker, Sarah Kühl
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Investigations on Transfer of Pathogens between Foster Cows and Calves during the Suckling Period
Animals, 2021 To date, there have been few studies on the health effects of foster cow systems, including the transmission of mastitis-associated pathogens during suckling.
Katharina Köllmann +3 more
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Once daily calf feeding lowers rearing costs
, 1970 The usual method of hand rearing dairy calves involves twice daily feeding of milk or milk substitutes. This routine adds considerably to the labour necessary at milking time and may have prevented many farmers from putting much effort into dairy beef ...
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia,
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Mastitis incidence and milk quality in organic dairy farms which use suckling systems in calf rearing [PDF]
, 2008 In order to identify important factors influencing animal health and general disease resistance, detailed qualitative and quantitative farm data were collected from 99 organic dairy farms in the Netherlands. Mastitis incidence and milk quality were focal
Smolders, E.A.A. +2 more
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