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Effects of transport age and calf and maternal characteristics on health and performance of veal calves

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: The objective of this study was to investigate effects of calf transport age (14 vs. 28 d) and calf (e.g., sex and breed) and dam characteristics (e.g., parity and ease of birth) on health and performance of veal calves until slaughter age. Calves (n =
Maaike Wolthuis-Fillerup, Francesca Marcato, Bas Engel   +2 more
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Detection of positive mecA Staphylococcus aureus isolated from meat and butchers’ shops by using PCR technique in Mosul city [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023
Methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can harm to public health as they can cause widespread food poisoning and resistance to multiple antibiotics. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the percentage of S. aureus and MRSA among meat
Omar H. Sheet, Omar A. Al-Mahmood, Shaker M. Othamn, Raad A. Al-Sanjary, Ayman H. Alsabawi, Amir A. Abdulhak   +5 more
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The Impact of Calf Rearing with Foster Cows on Calf Health, Welfare, and Veal Quality in Dairy Farms

Agriculture, 2023
This study assessed the impact of different calf rearing systems on calf health, behavior, meat quality, and oxidative stability. The study involved two groups of bull calves: conventionally penned calves (control, fed with use of automatic feeders) and ...
Paweł Solarczyk, Tomasz Sakowski, Marcin Gołębiewski, Jan Slósarz, Grzegorz Grodkowski, Kinga Grodkowska, Luisa Biondi, Massimiliano Lanza, Antonio Natalello, Kamila Puppel   +9 more
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Principal component analysis on fatty acid composition of the meat deriving from calves, young bull and bull of Maremmana breed slaughtered at different age [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2021
: This study evaluated the performance at slaughtering of calves; young bull and bull of Maremmana breed, and compared, through Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) on fatty acid composition, the characteristics of the ...
Clara Sargentini, Roberto Tocci, Antonio Bonelli, Davide Rondina   +3 more
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Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Surplus Dairy Calf Production Systems

Microorganisms, 2022
Surplus calves, which consist predominately of male calves born on dairy farms, are an underrecognized source of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens.
Poonam G. Vinayamohan, Samantha R. Locke, Rafael Portillo-Gonzalez, David L. Renaud, Gregory G. Habing   +4 more
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Effects of transportation duration on lying behavior in young surplus dairy calves

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: Surplus dairy calves are commonly transported long distances from dairy farms to calf-raising facilities and livestock auctions. Current calf transportation research mainly describes physiological changes resulting from transportation.
A. Bajus, D.L. Renaud, H.M. Goetz, M. Steele, D. Kelton, K.L. Proudfoot, K.C. Creutzinger   +6 more
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Dairy Producers Who Market Their Surplus Progeny as Calves Use Germplasm With Slightly Lighter and Less-Conformed Carcasses Than Producers Who Rear Their Surplus Progeny Beyond Weaning

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Understanding dairy producer mindset in service sire selection can provide useful information for different junctures along the commercial and extension animal breeding chain.
Donagh P. Berry, Siobhan R. Ring
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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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Welfare of calves

EFSA Journal, 2023
This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission request on the welfare of calves as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. EFSA was asked to provide a description of common husbandry systems and related welfare consequences, as well as measures to ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Dominique Joseph Bicout, Paolo Calistri, Elisabetta Canali, Julian Ashley Drewe, Bruno Garin‐Bastuji, Jose Luis Gonzales Rojas, Christian Gortazar Schmidt, Mette Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Barbara Padalino, Paolo Pasquali, Helen Clare Roberts, Hans Spoolder, Karl Stahl, Antonio Velarde, Arvo Viltrop, Margit Bak Jensen, Susanne Waiblinger, Denise Candiani, Eliana Lima, Olaf Mosbach‐Schulz, Yves Van der Stede, Marika Vitali, Christoph Winckler   +27 more
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Development and validation of a clinical respiratory disease scoring system for guiding treatment decisions in veal calves using a Bayesian framework

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Active infectious bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an infection of the airways that needs to be diagnosed correctly so that appropriate treatment can be initiated.
J. Berman, D. Francoz, A. Abdallah, S. Dufour, S. Buczinski   +4 more
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