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 …

Simple Summary Animal welfare research is intended to address societal concerns
regarding animal care, including natural living concerns. We reviewed the literature on calf …

Adoption of optimal management techniques for rearing dairy calves has significant effects
on their health, welfare, and productivity. Despite much published literature on best practice …

Dairy calf nutrition is traditionally one of the most overlooked aspects of dairy management,
despite its large effect on the efficiency and profitability of dairy operations. Unfortunately …

Dairy calf welfare concerns are growing and new evidence suggests that the early life
environment influences appropriate physical, behavioral, and cognitive development lasting …

Purpose Published literature regarding calf nutrition was reviewed to create an information
base for the implementation of proper nutritional management to maximize health and …

Abstract Calves with Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) have different feeding behavior and
activity levels prior to BRD diagnosis when compared to healthy calves, but it is unknown if …

Some research has described a relationship between personality and feeding behavior at
weaning in Holstein dairy calves; our objective was to determine if personality traits …

Little is known about factors affecting individual variability in weaning age, feeding behavior,
and growth of dairy calves. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe early-life …

Introduction Calves are very susceptible to stress in the early stages of life, and it is
necessary to ensure maximum welfare. Feeding management has been identified as a …