Effects of pair versus single housing on performance and behavior of dairy calves before and after weaning from milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3079-3085

  De Paula Vieira, A ^a   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   Weary, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Group housing; Performance; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DRINKING; EATING; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VOCALIZATION; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DRINKING; EATING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; WEANING;

EID: 77953878951     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2516     Document Type: Article

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