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| Barth, Kerstin; Rademacher, Christine; Georg, Heiko. |
| In organic dairy farms, calves stay with their mother usually for two days after calving. This is not different from conventional dairy farms. During the last years the interest to alter this fact has steadily increased. Farmers expect an improvement of the health of the calves and to spare labour time as well: calves get their milk at the right time with the right temperature and a low content of bacteria. However, suckling influences the process of machine milking and the milk quality, too. This study investigated these correlations. Cows – suckling and milking – were compared with other cows which had no or only reduced contact to their offspring. Every group contained ten cows. Over a period of 8 weeks milk flow curves were weekly gained.... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/9155/1/9155_Barth_Vortrag.pdf |
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