Navel healing in male and female Holstein calves over the first 14 days of life: A longitudinal cohort study

ABSTRACT: The objectives of this study were (1) to describe navel healing in male and female neonatal Holstein calves over a 14-d observation period, and (2) to determine the associations of dam parity, calving factors, and calf factors with navel measurements and time to healing. A total of 68 Hols...

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Main Authors: T.E. von Konigslow, T.F. Duffield, K. Beattie, C.B. Winder, D.L. Renaud, D.F. Kelton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030222004349