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Cow-Calf Producer Interest in Retained Ownership [PDF]

The beef industry’s share of domestic meat demand continues to decline, as increasing vertical coordination in pork and poultry contribute to these industries’ ability to offer convenient, consistent, and less expensive products.
Franken, Jason R.V., Poock, Scott, Patterson, David J., Smith, Michael F., Parcell, Joseph L.   +4 more
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Phenotypic effects of calving ease on the subsequent fertility and milk production of dam and calf in UK Holstein-Friesian heifers [PDF]

, 2011
The effect of calving ease on the fertility and production performance of both dam and calf was studied in approximately 50,000 and 10,000 UK Holstein-Friesian heifers and heifer calves, respectively. The first objective of this study was to estimate the
Coffey, M.P., Mrode, R; id_orcid, S.A.E. Eaglen, J.A. Woolliams, R. Mrode, Mrode, R., Wall, E; id_orcid, Wall, E., Woolliams, JA, Woolliams, J.A., Coffey, MP, E. Wall, Eaglen, SAE, M.P. Coffey, Eaglen, Sophie   +14 more
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Effect of weaning and cow-calf contact on the physiological and clinical health, performance, and behaviour of dairy cows and their calves

Animal
Cow-calf contact (CCC) systems have become increasingly popular calf−rearing systems to promote positive welfare; however, weaning and separation may cause distress.
S.E. McPherson, E.A.M. Bokkers, A.M. Sinnott, M.C. McFadden, L.E. Webb, E. Kennedy   +5 more
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The Effect of Husbandry System Information on Consumer Willingness to Pay for Dairy Products From Cow-Calf-Contact Systems

German Journal of Agricultural Economics
This study investigates consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for dairy products from a production system with cow-calf-contact (CCC) based calf management.
Reinhard Uehleke, Jeanette Klink-Lehmann, Silke Hüttel   +2 more
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Effect of the daily duration of calf contact on the dam's ultradian and circadian activity rhythms

JDS Communications
Cow-calf contact systems are attracting increasing interest among farmers and some are already being implemented into dairy farms. However, a comprehensive assessment of animal welfare in these systems is lacking.
Marie Schneider, Christina Umstätter, Hassan-Roland Nasser, Eva Gallmann, Kerstin Barth   +4 more
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ADOPTION OF BACKGROUNDING ON COW-CALF FARMS [PDF]

A discrete choice model is used to analyze the decision to feed or sell calves at weaning. After accounting for regional factors, results show that operator perceptions toward profitability, risk, and facilities as well as control over production and ...
Popp, Michael P., Parsch, Lucas D., Faminow, Merle D.   +2 more
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Consequences of weaning and separation for feed intake and milking characteristics of dairy cows in a cow-calf contact system

Journal of Dairy Science
: In cow-calf contact (CCC) systems breaking the maternal bond may induce stress for the cow, thereby affecting feed intake, milk yield, milk flow rate, and milk electrical conductivity.
C.L. van Zyl, H.K. Eriksson, E.A.M. Bokkers, B. Kemp, A.T.M. van Knegsel, S. Agenäs   +5 more
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Farmers’ experiences of implementing cow-calf-contact systems on organic dairy farms

Animal
Most people are unaware of the common practice of separating dairy cows and calves shortly after birth, and when informed, often have a negative view of this practice.
T. Hautzinger, E. Rauch, J. Kantwerk, P. Weindl, G. Busch, E. Zeiler   +5 more
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Behavioural responses of dairy cows and calves to fenceline weaning after 4 or 6 months of full cow-calf contact

Animal
Cow-calf contact (CCC) systems, where cows and calves are housed together during all or part of the milk-feeding period, foster strong social bonds within dam-calf pairs.
C.S. Wegner, L. Rönnegård, S. Agenäs, H.K. Eriksson   +3 more
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Open Cow Replacement Decisions: an Application of Asset Replacement Theory [PDF]

Beef producers must decide what to do with a cow that fails to conceive during the breeding season. Keeping the open cow results in a years expenses without any revenue.
Anderson, John D., Ibendahl, Gregory A.
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