Feeding management of the postnatal and preweaning calf has an important impact on calf
growth and development during this critical period and affects the health and well-being of …

There is an increasing interest in using precision dairy technologies (PDT) to monitor real-
time animal behavior and physiology in livestock systems around the world. Although PDT in …

Recent research has revealed potential advantages of feeding an elevated plane of nutrition
to calves during the preweaning period. However, calves fed more nutrients preweaning …

The objective of this study was to investigate how milk allowance affects body weight gains
and behavior before, during, and after weaning in dairy calves. Fifty-six Holstein calves were …

In the framework of its Farm to Fork Strategy, the Commission is undertaking a
comprehensive evaluation of the animal welfare legislation. The present Opinion deals with …

The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the literature assessing the effects of
milk feeding practices on behavior, health, and performance on dairy calves. Peer-reviewed …

Hot-iron disbudding, the practice of cauterizing horn bud tissue to prevent horn growth in
dairy calves, results in behavioral changes indicative of pain in the first few days after the …

Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is an infection of the respiratory tract that is the leading
reason for antimicrobial use in dairy calves and represents 22% of calf mortalities. The costs …

ABSTRACT Dairy calves in North America traditionally are housed individually and fed by
manual milk feeding (MMF) systems with buckets or bottles. Automated milk feeders (AMF) …

The objectives of this study were to evaluate calf performance, diet digestibility, and
rumination activity when feeding 4 milk replacer (MR) feeding programs. Male Holstein …