Influences of human contact following milk-feeding on nonnutritive oral behavior and rest of individual and pair-housed dairy calves during weaning

Dairy calves are active around the time of milk-feeding and often perform nonnutritive oral behaviors, particularly during weaning. This study evaluated the interactive effects of social housing and human contact following feeding, including scratching to mimic brushing, on postfeeding nonnutritive...

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Main Authors: S.B. Doyle, E.K. Miller-Cushon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:JDS Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910222001259