Dairy farm management factors associated with auction sale price of young dairy calves sold at auction markets in Québec, Canada—A cross-sectional study

Dairy farm management factors associated with auction sale price of young dairy calves sold at auction markets in Québec, Canada—A cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT: Each year ∼150,000 surplus calves are sold at auction markets in Québec, Canada. Surplus calves (male or female not kept in the herd of origin) are sold at a young age, but these animals are at risk of receiving lower quality neonatal care than replacement heifers. Knowledge of factors ass...

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Main Authors: Salvatore Ferraro, Marianne Villettaz-Robichaud, Anne-Sophie Perrault, Julie Arsenault, Younes Chorfi, Marcio Costa, Jocelyn Dubuc, David Francoz, Marjolaine Rousseau, Gilles Fecteau, Sébastien Buczinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
Subjects:
veal calves
sustainability
dairy calf welfare
male calves
bobby calves
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030224012153

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