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The Entrepreneurs: Dairy farmer perspectives on finding an industry solution for the surplus calf issue—A participatory case study

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Current systems for managing surplus dairy calves are wrought with ethical and animal welfare concerns. Resolving complex problems in the dairy industry requires engagement from dairy farmers and other stakeholders.
Kathryn L. Proudfoot, Jillian Hendricks, Amy Higgins, Steven Roche, Steven Roche, Caroline Ritter, David L. Renaud, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk   +7 more
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Appropriate Dairy Calf Feeding from Birth to Weaning: “It’s an Investment for the Future” [PDF]

Animals, 2020
Philip Robinson, Emma Bleach, Laura Palczynski   +2 more
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Epidemiological study on calf diarrhea and coccidiosis in dairy farms in Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia

Irish Veterinary Journal, 2020
Background A longitudinal prospective study was conducted from October 2017 to April 2018 on calf diarrhea and coccidiosis in dairy farms in Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia with the objectives of determining the incidence of calf diarrhea and calf ...
Habtamu Tamrat, Negesse Mekonnen, Yeshwas Ferede, Rudi Cassini, Negus Belayneh   +4 more
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Youngstock Management as “The Key for Everything”? Perceived Value of Calves and the Role of Calf Performance Monitoring and Advice on Dairy Farms

Frontiers in Animal Science, 2022
Replacement heifers are key to the future milking herd and farm economic efficiency but are not always prioritised on dairy farms. Dairy enterprises are comprised of components which compete for limited resources; scarce information about calf ...
Laura J. Palczynski, Laura J. Palczynski, Emma C. L. Bleach, Marnie L. Brennan, Philip A. Robinson   +4 more
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Farmers’ perception of calf housing and factors influencing its adoption on dairy cattle farms in Uganda

Scientific African, 2021
Calf housing is a significant challenge affecting calf performance. Despite its importance in ensuring optimal calf performance, inadequate housing facilities cause morbidity and mortalities on many dairy farms.
Muhammad Kiggundu, Abasi Kigozi, Hussein K Walusimbi, Swidiq Mugerwa   +3 more
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A High Plane of Nutrition Is Associated with a Lower Risk for Neonatal Calf Diarrhea on Bavarian Dairy Farms

Animals, 2021
In all bovine production systems, neonatal calf diarrhea remains worldwide an important issue of economic losses and animal welfare. The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors for neonatal calf diarrhea as a herd health problem on Bavarian
Ingrid Lorenz, Regina Huber, Florian M. Trefz   +2 more
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Barriers to Utilizing Non-replacement Male Calves in the Australian Dairy Industry: A Qualitative Study

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Male non-replacement calves in dairy systems represent an underutilized economic resource for dairy producers worldwide. Despite this, increasing the practice of rearing non-replacement male calves has significant barriers both in on-farm adoption and ...
Veronika Vicic, Veronika Vicic, Anthony J. Saliba, Michael A. Campbell, Michael A. Campbell, Jane C. Quinn, Jane C. Quinn   +6 more
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Perspectives on the Management of Surplus Dairy Calves in the United States and Canada

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
The care of surplus dairy calves is a significant issue for the United States and Canadian dairy industries. Surplus dairy calves commonly experience poor welfare as evidenced by high levels of mortality and morbidity, and negative affective states ...
Katherine Creutzinger, Jessica Pempek, Gregory Habing, Kathryn Proudfoot, Samantha Locke, Devon Wilson, David Renaud   +6 more
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Using focus groups with dairy cattle veterinarians to explore learning about calf welfare

Animal Welfare, 2023
Dairy calf welfare is a growing interest within the veterinary field. However, a limited understanding of the conception of calf welfare by dairy cattle veterinarians can hinder efforts to promote welfare improvements on farms.
Christine L Sumner, Naseeb Bolduc, Marina AG von Keyserlingk   +2 more
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Biotin Deficiency in the Dairy Calf.

Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1946
SummaryThe 3 oung dairy calf requires an exogenous supply of biotin; otherwise a paralysis of the hind quarters develops. curable by biotin administration.
A C, WIESE, B C, JOHNSON, W B, NEVENS
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