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Condition of surplus dairy calves during marketing: A cross-sectional study
Journal of Dairy Science: In North America, surplus dairy calves are sold soon after birth and often marketed through a third party (e.g., live auction, livestock dealer) before entering veal or dairy beef production.
Kathryn Proudfoot +2 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 : Calves arriving to veal and dairy-beef facilities in poor condition are at risk of future health challenges and reduced growth rates, and limited knowledge is available on how time in transit affects subsequent health and growth of these animals.
Joao H. C. Costa +2 more
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Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 : This study evaluated the associations between estimated distance from farms' locations to auction markets, and health indicators of surplus dairy calves sold during summer 2019 and winter 2020 in Québec, Canada.
Gilles Fecteau
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Early calf slaughter: impact of industry-led policy interventions on trends in Ireland, 2024 [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceThe dairy industry produces a surplus of male calves with low monetary value and slaughtering them at a young age has been used as a means of disposal, raising ethical concerns.
Sinnead Oakes +2 more
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Brazilian livestock extensionists attitudes toward different fates for male dairy calves [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceMale calves are not economically attractive for most dairy farms in the current system and are therefore considered surplus in the dairy industry. The issue has gained growing attention in many countries, due to economic and animal welfare implications ...
Karolini Tenffen De-Sousa +3 more
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Observational study on calf carcasses in 2 processing plants for animal byproducts in Germany [PDF]
JDS CommunicationsIn the dairy industry, surplus calves have been reported to be especially prone to poor welfare on farms and to inappropriate killing of male calves for economic reasons. Therefore, this study aimed to examine calf carcasses for evidence of inappropriate
M. Sickinger, A. Wehrend
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Journal of Dairy Science: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of feeding surplus dairy calves a milk replacer (MR) or one of 2 different oral rehydration solutions (ORS) during a midtransportation rest period on metabolic and clinical health indicators ...
Michael A Steele +2 more
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The Adoption Potential of Extended Lactation as a Strategy to Reduce Excess Calf Numbers in Dairy Farming [PDF]
AnimalsDairy production relies predominantly on a few, selectively bred, high-yielding dairy breeds, resulting in a surplus of low-value male offspring. This situation leads to a conflict between a growing demand for milk and low appreciation for dairy calves ...
Josephine Gresham +2 more
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Transportation conditions of calves upon arrival at major livestock auction markets in Québec, Canada [PDF]
JDS CommunicationsThe objective of this cross-sectional observational study was to describe the transport conditions of calves at the time of their arrival at the 2 major livestock auction markets in the province of Québec, Canada, and to identify characteristics that ...
Marianne Villettaz Robichaud +3 more
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Prevalence and Relatedness of Salmonella in the Environments of Livestock Markets Handling Surplus Dairy Calves [PDF]
Zoonoses and Public HealthGregory Habing +2 more
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