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 …

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 …

Simple Summary Calves, and particularly heifers, play a crucial role in the future of any herd,
making them an essential component of dairy farms. Rearing calves, especially those …

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 …

The objective of this prospective cohort study was to determine the effect of an abnormal
fecal consistency score on weight gain and mortality in male Holstein calves and to identify …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of feeding surplus dairy calves a
milk replacer (MR) or one of 2 different oral rehydration solutions (ORS) during a …

Quick thoracic ultrasonography (qTUS) is increasingly used as an on-farm method to
diagnose clinical and subclinical pneumonia in dairy calves. The primary objective of this …

An important obstacle toward sustainably produced animal-source food is the existence of
so-called 'surplus animals', which are by-products of the production of dairy products and …

Current trends in the United States dairy industry suggest that crossbred beef× dairy calves
are replacing a proportion of the calf-fed Holstein steers slaughtered for beef each year …

The primary objective of this study was to compare male and female dairy calf management
practices and evaluate risk factors associated with differences in care. Secondary objectives …