Relationship between locomotor play of dairy calves and their weight gains and energy intakes around weaning
Play behaviour has been proposed as a measure of good welfare in growing animals and locomotor play by calves is often reduced after weaning off milk. Adjusting weaning age according to individual calves’ abilities to eat solid feed maintains energy intake and weight gain during weaning. We investig...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115000063 |