Tag: suckling

Abstracts: Animal performance and stress at weaning when dairy cows suckle their calves for short versus long daily durations

Calves in most dairy farms are separated from their dams either immediately or within a few hours after birth, prompting increasing concern of the society for reasons of animal welfare. The aim of this study was to identify systems to maintain cow-calf contact (CCC) that balance the benefits for calf […]