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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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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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Three years of situated social learning and development of diverse cow-calf contact systems in Danish organic dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: This study had 2 aims: first, to describe the intent of a learning process among farmers about cow-calf contact (CCC) systems using a so-called Stable School approach, where farmers advise farmers.
Mette Vaarst, Iben Alber Christiansen
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The presence of black vultures at the calving sites and its effects on cows’ and calves’ behaviour immediately following parturition

Animal, 2013
Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) are often present near calving sites, and under this situation they may play a positive role by removing animal carcasses and afterbirth or a negative role by attacking neonate calves or disturbing cow–calf behaviours ...
L.M. Toledo, M.J.R. Paranhos da Costa, A. Schmidek, J. Jung, J.N.S.G. Ciryllo, V.U. Cromberg   +5 more
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Welfare of calves

EFSA Journal, 2023
This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission request on the welfare of calves as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. EFSA was asked to provide a description of common husbandry systems and related welfare consequences, as well as measures to ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Elisabetta Canali, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin‐Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortazar Schmidt, Mette Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Barbara Padalino, Paolo Pasquali, Helen Clare Roberts, Hans Spoolder, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop, Margit Bak Jensen, Susanne Waiblinger, Denise Candiani, Eliana Lima, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Yves Van der Stede, Marika Vitali, Christoph Winckler   +27 more
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Invited review: Future directions for cow-calf contact research and sustainable on-farm applications

Journal of Dairy Science
Prolonged cow-calf contact (CCC) is of growing importance to the dairy sector due to increasing societal interest, implementation of CCC on farms, and research efforts. Incorporating CCC into dairy systems may be a polarizing change for academics and farmers.
Laura Whalin, Kerstin Barth, Maja Bertelsen, Eddie A.M. Bokkers, Sabine Ferneborg, Marie J. Haskell, Silvia Ivemeyer, Margit Bak Jensen, Juni Rosann Engelien Johanssen, Cecilie M. Mejdell, Mikaela Mughal, Heather W. Neave, Mette Vaarst, Ariette van Knegsel, Coenraad L. van Zyl, Claire S. Wegner, Julie Føske Johnsen   +16 more
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Comparing Cow-Calf Contact Systems

, 2023
The separation of the dairy cow and her calf within hours of birth is a common management practice, criticised from an animal welfare perspective. Cow-calf contact systems are an interesting alternative which can be organised in different ways depending ...
Bertelsen, Maja
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