Effects of Individual and Pair Housing of Calves on Short-Term Health and Behaviour on a UK Commercial Dairy Farm

Social pair housing of calves has previously demonstrated positive impacts for calves, so this study aimed to compare the health and behaviour of calves kept in individual compared to pair housing on a single commercial UK dairy farm. A total of 457 Holstein and Jersey heifer calves were recruited a...

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Main Authors: Sophie A. Mahendran, D. Claire Wathes, Richard E. Booth, Neil Baker, Nicola Blackie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/13/2140