Influence of artificial vs. mother-bonded rearing on sucking behaviour, health and weight gain in calves

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 143-150

  Roth, Beatrice A ^a   Barth, Kerstin ^b   Gygax, Lorenz ^c   Hillmann, Edna ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

^c AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calves; Cow calf contact; Cross sucking; Health; Rearing conditions; Weight performance

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; MATERNAL CARE; REARING; WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67349266222     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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