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 …

Purpose This article reviews the importance of feed efficiency in heifer rearing and
discusses potential factors that can modulate feed efficiency and their possible implications …

Intensive milk feeding and butyrate supplementation in calves stimulate body growth and
affect gastrointestinal development. The aim of the present study was to investigate the …

Simple Summary This study aimed to characterise and compare the development of gut
microbiota in dairy calves from birth to weaning, focusing on the impact of a direct-fed …

Background Calves undergo nutritional, metabolic, and behavioural changes from birth to
the entire weaning period. An appropriate selection of weaning age is essential to reduce …

Heat stress (HS) impairs productivity, health, and welfare in dairy cows, and additionally
causes metabolic changes. Hence, specific metabolites could be used as HS biomarkers …

Lifting the preweaning milk restriction in dairy calves has been causally associated with
beneficial effects on growth and future lactation performance. However, the biological …

Phytase enzyme is used as a dietary supplement in broiler nutrition to improve phosphorous
bioavailability. Phytase deliberates phosphate groups from phytic acid and produces myo …

Simple Summary Weaning calves from liquid to solid feed can be a stressful event in their
life and can affect growth, development and welfare. It is commonly done at the age of 7 to 8 …

This experiment evaluated the influence of creep feeding supplementation on productive
and reproductive performance and on serum metabolome profile in Nelore (Bos indicus) …