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Brief of requirements of the dairy cow [PDF]

, 2009
This report lists the brief of requirements of the dairy cow, based on her needs (also listed). The BoR indicates the actor’s needs with regards to the animal husbandry system.
Schepers, F., Cornelissen, J.M.R., Ursinus, W.W., Groot Koerkamp, P.W.G., Dixhoorn, I.D.E., van   +4 more
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Growth and metabolism of calves in a dairy cow-calf contact system with gradual weaning and separation

Journal of Dairy Science
: In dairy cow-calf contact (CCC) systems, cows and calves stay together for a prolonged period, allowing for more suckling and strengthening of the maternal bond compared with the early separation of cow and calf in conventional dairy systems.
C.L. van Zyl, E.A.M. Bokkers, B. Kemp, S. Agenäs, A.T.M. van Knegsel   +4 more
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Cow-Calf-Contact-Dairy

In modern dairy farming, separating the mother cow from the calf shortly after birth is common. This practice has proven successful from a production standpoint, but the dairy sector is subject to public requests to avoid early separation (Gierse ...
Reinhard Uehleke, Lena Eitelberg, Silke Hüttel   +2 more
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Dairy cows' responses to 2 separation methods after 3 months of cow-calf contact

Journal of Dairy Science
: Weaning and separation remain among some of the biggest challenges for cow-calf contact systems, making the development of practical and low-stress separation methods mandatory for future success of these systems. This study aimed to compare behavioral
Anina Vogt, Susanne Waiblinger, Rupert Palme, Uta König von Borstel, Kerstin Barth   +4 more
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DETERMINANTS OF COW-CALF PAIR PRICES [PDF]

Cow-calf prices are determined by interaction of many factors. At a particular auction, cow-calf pair prices often had a range of 75% of the mean price.
Schroeder, Ted C., Hiner, Frina D., Parcell, Joseph L.   +2 more
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Effects of whole-day versus half-day cow-calf contact on cows’ and calves’ performance

Animal
Cow-calf contact systems (CCCs), where dairy cows nurse their own calves for several weeks while being milked, have some advantages in terms of animal welfare.
K.A. Zipp, U. Knierim
doaj   +1 more source

Invited review: Animal welfare in pasture-based dairy systems—A systematic scoping review to identify progress, priorities, and future directions

Journal of Dairy Science
: This systematic scoping review examines the past and present focus of welfare research in pastoral dairy production systems and uses these insights to suggest future research priorities. We included original research articles published between 2000 and
M. Verdon, L. Field, K. Schütz, R. Bryant   +3 more
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Towards an evaluation of the quality of the cow maternal interactions with the calf in the early hours postpartum. [PDF]

openNowadays, in dairy farms, the most common practice in the cow-calf management is the early separation right after birth or within the 24h after parturition.
BOSCO, AURORA
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Preventing Perinatal Beef Calf Mortality [PDF]

, 2011
Perinatal calf mortality (PCM) refers to death loss from the time of calving through the first month of life. Previous USDA estimates put this loss at over 2.7 million calves ($976 million) annually, with nearly 70 percent coming within four days of ...
Engelken, Terry
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Public acceptance of microbiome management strategy in dairy calves: a European survey on colostrum, probiotic provision and prolonged cow-calf contact

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The microbiome plays a crucial role in the calves’ early stages of life. Several management practices can be considered to enhance the development and composition of the microbiome in calves. However, their social acceptance is largely unknown.
A. Ait Sidhoum, A. Stygar, F. Bedoin, J.K. Niemi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source