Effect of a difficult calving on the vigour of the calf, the onset of maternal behaviour, and some behavioural indicators of pain in the dam

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 248-256

  Barrier, A C ^a   Ruelle, E ^a   Haskell, M J ^a   Dwyer, C M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calving ease; Dairy calves; Dystocia; Maternal behaviour; Pain; Vigour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCKING; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84856315632     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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