Animal Welfare Institute

Føske Johnsen, J., Mejdell, C. M., Beaver, A. et al. 2018. Behavioural responses to cow-calf separation: The effect of nutritional dependence. Applied Animal Behaviour Science ...

There is increasing interest in keeping dairy cows with their calves during the milk feeding period, and in reducing distress associated with separation. The aim of this study was to investigate how ...
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Early separation of cow and calf has long-term effects on social behaviour

Calves of dairy cows are generally separated from their mothers within the first 24 hours after birth. The majority of the milk thus enters the food market and not the stomachs of the calves. However, ...
The Journal

Crossbreeding, selection strategies key to cow-calf efficiency

Balancing cow efficiency with growing demand for heavier, higher-quality carcasses requires a systems-based approach to breeding decisions, according to Bob Weaber, Kansas State University animal ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Schnaider, M. A., Heidemann, M. S., Silva, A. H. P. et al. 2022. Vocalization and other behaviors as indicators of emotional valence: The case of cow-calf separation and ...

Vocalization may communicate the emotional state in vocal animals. We aimed to describe and compare vocalization and other behavioral signs of cow-calf pairs in emotionally negative and positive ...