Development of a multivariable prediction model to identify dairy calves too young to be transported to auction markets in Canada using simple physical examination and body weight

ABSTRACT: Calves born on Eastern Canadian dairy farms that are not kept in the herds are traditionally sold through auction markets and are raised for meat purposes such as veal calves. Since February 2020, a new Canadian federal regulation has forbidden calves <9 d old to be sold through auction...

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Main Authors: S. Buczinski, G. Fecteau, M. Cichocki, S. Ferraro, J. Arsenault, Y. Chorfi, M. Costa, J. Dubuc, D. Francoz, M. Rousseau, M. Villettaz-Robichaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030222003101