It is critical that bovine maternal colostrum is fed to newborn calves during their first hours of
life. Colostrum is the secretion a cow produces after mammary involution that is rich in …

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 …

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 …

The veal and dairy beef sectors are important outlets for surplus calves from the dairy
industry. Surplus calves are defined as calves that are not needed to produce milk, with the …

The transport of young calves is a welfare concern. Young calves aged≤ 3 mo are
particularly vulnerable to compromised welfare, and are at a relatively high risk of morbidity …

Veal calves undergo many challenges in the early stages of their life. Such challenges,
including mixing procedures and transportation of calves to the veal farm, may have a …

Prolonged cow-calf contact (CCC) could potentially improve dairy calf welfare. However, it is
currently unknown how different types of CCC affect animals' biological functions. We …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of one specific strain of yeast,
Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii CNCM I-1079 (SCB), on the growth performance …

Surplus dairy calves often arrive at veal and dairy-beef rearing facilities with health and
blood metabolite level abnormalities, which can affect their welfare and performance …

Many calves born on dairy farms are male, but little research to date has focused on the
management of these calves. The objective of this study was to survey management …