Early pair housing increases solid feed intake and weight gains in dairy calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 6381-6386

  Costa, J H C ^a   Meagher, R K ^a   von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   Weary, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Holstein; Social facilitation; Social learning; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; BOVINE; DIET; MALE; VETERINARY; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84939182630     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9395     Document Type: Article

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