Weaning distress in dairy calves: Effects of alternative weaning procedures

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 33-39

  Budzynska, Monika ^a   Weary, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Calf management; Milk feeding; Vocal behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MILK; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 42949155221     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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