Behaviour and welfare of veal calves fed different amounts of solid feed supplemented to a milk replacer ration adjusted for similar growth

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 136, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 108-116

  Webb, Laura E ^a   Bokkers, Eddie A M ^a   Engel, Bas ^a   Gerrits, Walter J J ^a   Berends, Harma ^a   van Reenen, Cornelis G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abnormal oral behaviours; Chewing; Feeding strategy; Veal calves; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CATTLE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GROWTH; MAIZE; MILK; SILAGE; STRAW; WHEAT;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84856093511     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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