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Shaping cow-calf contact systems: Farmers' motivations and considerations behind a range of different cow-calf contact systems [PDF]

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: Most dairy farms rear calves artificially by separating the newly born calf from the dam and feeding the calf milk from a bucket. However, the general public and scientific community have begun to question the effects of artificial rearing on animal ...
Maja Bertelsen, Mette Vaarst
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Dairy farmers' perspectives on providing cow-calf contact in the pasture-based systems of New Zealand

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Separation of the cow and calf shortly after birth is a common practice on commercial dairy farms around the world, but there are emerging concerns about this practice among citizens and other stakeholders.
Heather W. Neave, Christine L. Sumner, Roxanne J.T. Henwood, Gosia Zobel, Katie Saunders, Helen Thoday, Trevor Watson, James R. Webster   +7 more
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Effect of cow-calf contact on cow motivation to reunite with their calf. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2020
Early cow-calf separation prevents much of cows’ natural maternal behaviour. Early separation is thought to prevent the development of a cow-calf bond. To assess this bond, we measured motivation of dairy cows to reunite with their calf.
Wenker ML, Bokkers EAM, Lecorps B, von Keyserlingk MAG, van Reenen CG, Verwer CM, Weary DM.   +6 more
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A Pilot Study on the Feasibility of an Extended Suckling System for Pasture-Based Dairies

Animals, 2023
This study investigated cow-calf productivity in a 10-week, pasture-based, extended suckling system featuring part-time cow-calf contact and once-a-day milking.
Sandra Liliana Ospina Rios, Caroline Lee, Sarah J. Andrewartha, Megan Verdon   +3 more
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Comparing gradual debonding strategies after prolonged cow-calf contact: Stress responses, performance, and health of dairy cow and calf [PDF]

, 2022
We assessed effects of two-step debonding strategies in calf rearing systems with different types of prolonged cow-calf contact (CCC) on stress responses, health and performance of dairy cows and calves.
Bokkers, Eddie A.M., Cao, Yanran, Gross, Josef J, Reenen, Cornelis G. van, de Oliveira, Daiana, Sørheim, Kristin, Gross, Josef J., Bruckmaier, Rupert M, van Reenen, Cornelis G., Gort, Gerrit, Bruckmaier, Rupert M., Verwer, Cynthia M., McCrea, Kirste, Wenker, Margret L., Bokkers, Eddie A. M.   +14 more
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Public attitude toward and perceptions of dairy cattle welfare in cow-calf management systems differing in type of social and maternal contact

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Early cow-calf separation followed by individual housing of calves is standard practice on dairy farms. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that as awareness grows the public will oppose these practices, which could compromise the dairy ...
L.V. Sirovica, C. Ritter, J. Hendricks, D.M. Weary, S. Gulati, M.A.G. von Keyserlingk   +5 more
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Maternal-offspring behavior of Guzerat beef cattle [PDF]

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2020
: The objective of this work was to evaluate the characteristics of the maternal-offspring behavior of Guzerat bovines (Bos indicus) and the influence of this behavior on herd losses.
Bianca Vilela Pires, Luara Afonso de Freitas, Gabriele Voltareli da Silva, Gabriela Geraldi Mendonça, Rodrigo Pelicioni Savegnago, Maria Lúcia Pereira de Lima, Lenira El Faro, Joslaine Noely dos Santos Gonçalves Cyrillo, Claudia Cristina Paro de Paz   +8 more
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Differences in the fecal microbiota of dairy calves reared with differing sources of milk and levels of maternal contact

JDS Communications, 2021
The practice of rearing cows and calves together is gaining popularity on dairy farms, with different systems currently under assessment in mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, and Oceania.
Annabelle Beaver, Charisse Petersen, Daniel M. Weary, B. Brett Finlay, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk   +4 more
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Strategies for keeping dairy cows and calves together – a cross-sectional survey study

Animal, 2022
Although it is still most common to rear dairy calves separately from adult cattle, the interest in prolonged contact between dairy calves and lactating cows during early life is increasing.
H. Eriksson, N. Fall, S. Ivemeyer, U. Knierim, C. Simantke, B. Fuerst-Waltl, C. Winckler, R. Weissensteiner, D. Pomiès, B. Martin, A. Michaud, A. Priolo, M. Caccamo, T. Sakowski, M. Stachelek, A. Spengler Neff, A. Bieber, C. Schneider, K. Alvåsen   +18 more
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Postpartum Stressors Cause a Reduction in Mechanical Brush Use in Dairy Cows

Animals, 2021
Dairy cows are often subjected to multiple post-partum stressors but how these stressors impact cows’ affective states remain poorly understood. Negative affective states are often associated with reduced expression of low-resilience behaviors, so we ...
Benjamin Lecorps, Allison Welk, Daniel M. Weary, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk   +3 more
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