Associations between preweaning calf feeding behaviors with age at first calving and lactational performance using an automatic calf feeder
The objective of this retrospective observational study was to determine whether preweaning calf behaviors and milk replacer (MR) intake from an automatic calf feeder were associated with age at first calving and first-lactation performance. Calves were housed in groups with access to an automatic c...
Main Authors: | T.H. Swartz, C.S. Petersson-Wolfe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-03-01
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Series: | JDS Communications |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910222001442 |
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