Pair housing and enhanced milk allowance increase play behavior and improve performance in dairy calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2568-2575

  Jensen, M B ^a   Duve, L R ^a   Weary, D M ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Group housing; Milk feeding; Performance; Play behavior; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; BOVINE; FEMALE; MALE; MILK; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MILK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84925296089     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8272     Document Type: Article

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