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Disenhaus, C.; Michaud, A.; Genot, N.; Valenzisi, L.; Pomiès, D.; Martin, B.; Chassaing, C.; Le Cozler, Y.. |
In dairy farms calves and cows are usually separated shortly after birth but this practice raises the question of animal welfare. This social concern may lead to bring back dairy calves to their mother. Even though suckling is quite seldom in dairy production, some farmers are using such a practice for many years. The present study aims to better know farmer’s motivations, practical implementation and farmer’s perception of the impact of suckling on performance and animal behaviour. In January 2018 a semi-quantitative survey was performed on 44 farms where calves suckle at least 24 hours their mother or a nurse cow. The farming systems differed on the size (20 to 140 cows), the type (19 conventional, 25 organic farms), the suckling (28 by the mothers, 16... |
Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Feeding and growth; Health and welfare. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/36513/1/Dishenhaus%20et%20al%202018%20EAAP-ppt.pdf |
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