Cross-sucking and gradual weaning of dairy calves

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 11-15

  De Passillé, Anne Marie ^a   Sweeney, Brigid ^a   Rushen, Jeffrey ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross sucking; Dairy calf; Energy intake; Weaning; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; DAIRY FARMING; MILK; RUMINANT; VOCALIZATION; WEANING; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 77949273868     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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