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Good feeding practices are a basic aspect of good calf health. During the calf's first few months the calf is fed with purchased milk replacer or raw milk straight from the cow. On all farms, it will be a surplus of milk that may not be delivered to the dairy for various …
… investment as possibly. But I am not satisfied with having only one temporary calf pen to my 30 cows. I want to have fewer cows to each pen and I also wish to have these pens permanent. Having cows tied up is old-fashioned and since I want more cows I need more space for them as …
… has grown. The livestock farms have mostly focused on cow units instead of calf and heifer sheds; which has led to a need for information in this area. The purpose of the study was to improve advisors? knowledge about bovine building construction and function; to enable them to …
… the foundation in order to run a profitable diary production. Being healthy as calf results in a better start in life and good growth is expected to follow. Within dairy production it becomes more common to rear calves in groups and feed them by an automatic milk feeder. The …
Several factors affect the heifer´s growth and development, the newborn calf´s feeding of co-lostrum during its first hours of life is one important factor. The colostrum contains higher amount of immunoglobulins and insulin growth factors compared to matured milk. A high intake …
… the study housed in a cowshed with loose housing system, alley scrapers and calf hide where cows and calves could move freely. The cows were fed once a day and had ad lib access to silage. In the study it was seen that the number of steps increased from 7 days before calving …
… of just hearing each other (Hearing Contact-HC). The behavior of eight cow- calf pairs (n=4 pairs per treatment) on an ecological dairy farm with cubicle housing were studied for four hours directly after separation and four hours the day after separation. The first four cows …
Resultat efter operativ respektive konservativ behandling.
… Aim: To compare results when testing the active and passive range of motion, calf muscle endurance, estimation of pain related to the achillestendon and self-efficacy to be physically active for individuals who have undergone conservative or surgical treatment after complete …
en enkätstudie
… did not matter of how the cows were kept during calving but the time cow and calf were kept together were of importance. Cows that were separated from their calf directly after calving had less problem compared to cows that spent one or more days together with their calf …
… common way of making a calving pen and that permanent pens are most common as calf pens. To put ear tags in and to weigh the calves there is most common to do that when the cow is locked up. To weigh the cattle, the most common method in the herds was to use the mobile scale and …
… (p < 0,02) in drinking rate was seen during the transition from healthy calf to calf with signs of clinical disease. No differences in milk consumption between healthy and diseased calves could be found.
… loose housing barns and in organic systems. Heifers born or having their first calf during summer or autumn were more likely to live longer than cows born or having their first calf during winter or spring.
effects on intestinal health and fluid balance
… oral rehydration solution (ORS), the situation can be life threatening for the calf. Besides the nutritional value of glycerol, it has been shown that glycerol can maintain the fluid balance in humans, rats and steers. There seems to be no studies done concerning ORS containing …
Rotavirus and coronavirus are the two most common viral causes of neonatal calf diarrhea and their presence causes a lot of economic damage to the farmers as well as suffering to the animal. By getting better knowledge about the viruses we may help in tracing transmission and in …
a case study of goals and decision-making within the household
… the flexible milking strategies of the women. The women’s essential goals are calf survival, sustain the family and possible milk sales hence, the goals affect the milking strategy and the amount of milk off-take. Normally, Maasai women milk two teats in each cow and leave the …
