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Suckling and allosuckling behavior of dairy calves in indoor dam-rearing systems [PDF]

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
An important element in dairy cow-calf contact (CCC) systems is to ensure sufficient milk intake by calves. However, little is known about possible changes in suckling behavior during suckling periods for calves up to 15 weeks old, and the prevalence of ...
Lars Rönnegård, Sigrid Agenäs, Lena Lidfors   +2 more
exaly   +7 more sources

Cow calf contact in dairy herds viewed from the perspectives of calves, cows, humans and the farming system. Farmers’ perceptions and experiences related to dam-rearing systems

Landbauforschung, 2020
A common practice in dairy farming is to remove the calf from its mother a few hours after birth. The public debate on the subject has increased, and views on whether the calf should be allowed to stay with its dam for weeks are debated among citizens ...
Vaarst, Mette, Hellec, Florence, Verwer, Cynthia, Johanssen, Juni Rosann E., Sørheim, Kristin   +4 more
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Foster dams rear fighters: strain-specific effects of within-strain fostering on aggressive behavior in male mice. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
It is well known that genes and environment interact to produce behavioral phenotypes. One environmental factor with long-term effects on gene transcription and behavior is maternal care.
Kimberly H Cox, Nina L T So, Emilie F Rissman   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Dam–calf contact rearing in Switzerland: Aspects of management and milking

Journal of Dairy Science
: Cow–calf contact (CCC) rearing is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to the common practice of early separation of cow and calf in dairy management.
J. Rell, C. Nanchen, P. Savary, C. Buchli, C. Rufener   +4 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Effect of dairy calf rearing systems on affective states [PDF]

Discover Animals
Dairy calves are typically reared in environments that differ greatly from naturalistic conditions: separated from their dam after birth, housed without peer contact, and unable to graze or have outdoor access.
Malina Suchon, Daniel M. Weary, Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effects of an optimized dairy calf-rearing protocol on performance and health in the subsequent fattening period on Swiss veal farms [PDF]

Veterinary and Animal Science
We conducted a prospective field study to characterize the effects of an optimized rearing protocol of calves on dairy-farms on the subsequent performance, health and antimicrobial use (AMU) at the veal-farm. On 19 dairy-farms a total of 55 matched pairs
Julia Rell, Michael Walkenhorst, Mirjam Holinger, Corinne Bähler, Jens Becker, Martin Kaske   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A survey on management of milk feeding, weaning and housing of conventional and organic dairy calves in Europe [PDF]

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Background To safeguard dairy calf welfare, European legislative recommendations on milk feeding practices and minimum standards on housing of calves exist. However, studies providing a general overview of common practices on milk-fed calf rearing across
Nina Dam Otten, Allison Welk, Margit Bak Jensen   +2 more
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A survey on growth indices and intestinal enzymes activity affected by feeding Beluga juveniles (Huso huso) subjected to a diet containing different levels of dietary -sodium chloride (NaCl) [PDF]

تغذیه آبزیان, 2020
The current study carried out to investigate the effects of adding salt (NaCl) in the diet of beluga, Huso huso and its impacts both on the function of intestinal enzymes and growth indices and food efficiency.
Sommayeh Hasanpour, Mohammad Pourdehghani, Habib Vahabzadeh, Mamoud Mohseni, Amin Zarabi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Shaping cow-calf contact systems: Farmers' motivations and considerations behind a range of different cow-calf contact systems

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: Most dairy farms rear calves artificially by separating the newly born calf from the dam and feeding the calf milk from a bucket. However, the general public and scientific community have begun to question the effects of artificial rearing on animal ...
Maja Bertelsen, Mette Vaarst
doaj   +1 more source