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Calf Management: Individual or Paired Housing Affects Dairy Calf Health and Welfare. [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Previous research has indicated that preweaned dairy calves reared in pairs compared with individually have improved performance and indicators of animal welfare. One hundred and thirty Holstein female calves completed the trial, with eighty-five being allocated to paired housing and forty-five calves being allocated to individual housing.
McFarland DS, McFarland LM, Shaw DJ, Macrae AI.   +3 more
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Calf care workers' attitudes and personality and their association with calf mortality in large-scale dairy farms

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Although calf mortality is a multifactorial problem, little is known about the attitudes and personalities of calf care workers (CCWs) and their association with calf mortality. This study aimed to describe the attitudes, satisfaction, and personality of
Eamonn Ferguson, Tanel Kaart, Kerli Motus   +2 more
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Analysis of Cow-Calf Microbiome Transfer Routes and Microbiome Diversity in the Newborn Holstein Dairy Calf Hindgut [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Chuang Xu, Ahmed Elolimy, Lingyan Li
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Graduate Student Literature Review: The problem of calf mortality on dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: Calf mortality can be used as an indicator of animal health and welfare on dairy farms. However, several challenges surround the estimation and reporting of this metric, specifically: (1) lack of records or reliable data, (2) methods of data collection,
S.G. Umaña Sedó, C.B. Winder, D.L. Renaud   +2 more
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Views of Western Canadian dairy producers on calf rearing: An interview-based study

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Calf rearing practices differ among farms, including feeding and weaning methods. These differences may relate to how dairy producers view these practices and evaluate their own success.
Elizabeth R. Russell, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk, Daniel M. Weary   +2 more
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Incidence and Predictors of Calf Morbidity and Mortality From Birth to 6-Months of Age in Dairy Farms of Northwestern Ethiopia

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
The Ethiopian government has initiatives for expanding the commercial and smallholder market-oriented urban and peri-urban dairy production systems to meet the demands for dairy products.
Yeshwas F. Alemu, Wudu T. Jemberu, Wudu T. Jemberu, Zeleke Mekuriaw, Reta Duguma Abdi   +4 more
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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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Dairy producer perceptions toward male dairy calves in the Midwestern United States

Frontiers in Animal Science, 2022
Male dairy calves are often sold from the farm of birth within the first few days of life. Research describing the care of male calves is limited, with an emphasis on parsing differences between the care of male and female calves.
Katherine C. Creutzinger, Jessica A. Pempek, Samantha R. Locke, David L. Renaud, Kathryn L. Proudfoot, Kelly George, Devon J. Wilson, Greg Habing   +7 more
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Invited Review: Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Pathogens Associated with Diarrhea and Pneumonia in Dairy Calves

Animals, 2022
Antimicrobial use (AMU) is the major driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among bacteria in dairy herds. There have been numerous studies on AMU and AMR in dairy cows; however, studies on AMU and AMR in dairy calves are limited.
Xin Zhang, Xia Yi, Haohua Zhuang, Zhaoju Deng, Chong Ma   +4 more
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A survey of male and female dairy calf care practices and opportunities for change

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: The primary objective of this study was to compare male and female dairy calf management practices and evaluate risk factors associated with differences in care.
Devon J. Wilson, Jessica A. Pempek, Ting-Yu Cheng, Gregory Habing, Kathryn L. Proudfoot, Charlotte B. Winder, David L. Renaud   +6 more
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