Surplus dairy calves consist of all dairy bull calves and any heifer calves not needed as
replacements for the milking herd. The fate of these surplus calves varies by region; for …

Public demand for food produced in systems with high animal welfare standards is rising. In
terms of animal welfare, the dairy industry has a positive reputation in European countries …

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 …

As awareness grows, some traditional management practices used by the dairy industry will
be questioned by members of the public. Therefore, to maintain its social license to operate …

ABSTRACT National bodies in Great Britain (GB) have expressed concern over young stock
health and welfare and identified calf survival as a priority; however, no national data have …

The objective of this cross-sectional herd-level study was to assess the association of calf
management practices on source dairy farms with mortality risk on veal farms. From April to …

The killing of pigs for human consumption (slaughtering) can take place in a slaughterhouse
or on farm. The processes of slaughtering that were assessed for welfare, from the arrival of …

The contribution of the calf enterprise to the profit of the dairy farm is generally considered
small, with beef bull selection on dairy farms often not considered a high priority. However …

This work aimed to review the important aspects of the dairy industry evolution at herd level,
interrelating production with health management systems. Since the beginning of the …

As advisors to dairy farmers, veterinarians are ideally positioned to influence the health of
the dairy herd. Recent studies have demonstrated that dairy cattle veterinarians are also …