Play behaviour in dairy calves is reduced by weaning and by a low energy intake

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 122, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 71-76

  Krachun, Carla ^a,b   Rushen, Jeffrey ^a   de Passillé, Anne Marie ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy calves; Milk feeding; Play; Running; Weaning; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTIFICIAL DIET; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DIGESTIBILITY; FOOD INTAKE; MILK; PLAY; WEANING;

EID: 73949083730     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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