Abstract
Diets used in veal production were linked with welfare problems: that is, behavioral and gastrointestinal health disorders. This study aimed to dertermine how indicators of calf welfare, that is, behavior and some characteristics of the feces reflecting gastrointestinal health status, are affected by (1) different amounts and compositions of solid feed (SF), (2) the addition of adlibitum long straw to a typical veal diet, and (3) milk replacer (MR) being fed via automated milkd dispensers (AMD). Two-week-old Holstein-Friesian bull calves (n = 270) were used in this study.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5467-5481 |
Journal | Journal of Dairy Science |
Volume | 98 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Behavior
- Milk feeding method
- Roughage-to-concentrate ratio
- Solid feed level
- Veal calf