Invited review: Effects of group housing of dairy calves on behavior, cognition, performance, and health

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2453-2467

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Individual housing; Neonate development; Replacement heifers; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; BOVINE; COGNITION; DAIRYING; METABOLISM; MILK; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUCKING; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; COGNITION; DAIRYING; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MILK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84957928507     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10144     Document Type: Article

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