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Housing calves in small groups improves their welfare

Housing calves in small groups improves their welfare, reduces stress and helps prevent respiratory diseases

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Housing calves in small groups of 7 to 9 before weaning improves their welfare, reduces stress, encourages social interaction and reduces respiratory diseases compared to individual housing or housing in large groups. An appropriate feeding regime using teats and controlled feeding is essential.

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Contribution detail info

Project

R4D

Resilience For Dairy

Location
Europe
Authors
Guylaine Trou, Søren Østergaard, Valérie Brocard, Margit Bak Jensen
Purpose
Dissemination, Communication

File type
document
Created on
Jun 30, 2024
Origin language
French
Official project website
R4D
License
CC BY-NC-ND