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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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Behavior of calves reared with half-day contact with their dams

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: Dam-calf contact has been suggested to improve animal welfare in dairy calves, but practical and economical concerns have led to interest in half-day contact between cows and their calves.
Maja Bertelsen, Margit Bak Jensen
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Factors contributing to milk yield variation among cows in a cow–calf contact system in early lactation

JDS Communications, 2022
The conventional dairy production system involves separation of the cow and calf at around 24 h after birth. Due to public concerns regarding this early separation, a few farmers are taking up the cow–calf contact system. However, some farmers have cited
Eva K. Mutua, Marie J. Haskell
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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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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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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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Maternal influences on oral and faecal microbiota maturation in neonatal calves in beef and dairy production systems

Animal Microbiome, 2020
Background The dam is considered an important source of microbes for the calf; consequently, the development of calf microbiota may vary with farming system due to differences between the contact the calf has with the dam. The objective of this study was
Matthew Barden, Peter Richards-Rios, Erika Ganda, Luca Lenzi, Richard Eccles, Joseph Neary, Joanne Oultram, Georgios Oikonomou   +7 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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Assessing short-term economic consequences of cow-calf contact systems in dairy production using a stochastic partial budgeting approach

Frontiers in Animal Science, 2023
IntroductionWhile early separation of dairy calves after birth has been debated from an ethical and animal welfare lens, the economic evidence surrounding alternative cow-calf contact (CCC) systems is scarce.MethodsTo address this knowledge gap, we ...
Karin Alvåsen, Marie J. Haskell, Silvia Ivemeyer, Hanna Eriksson, Kathryn Bicknell, Nils Fall, Haseeb Ahmed   +6 more
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Animal performance and stress at weaning when dairy cows suckle their calves for short versus long daily durations

Animal, 2022
Calves in most dairy farms are separated from their dams either immediately or within a few hours after birth, prompting increasing concern of the society for reasons of animal welfare.
A. Nicolao, I. Veissier, M. Bouchon, E. Sturaro, B. Martin, D. Pomiès   +5 more
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