scholarly journals The effect of milk-feeding method and hay provision on the development of feeding behavior and non-nutritive oral behavior of dairy calves

2017 ◽  
Vol 100 (5) ◽  
pp. 3949-3957 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.C. Horvath ◽  
E.K. Miller-Cushon
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Behavior ◽  
Dairy Calves ◽  
Feeding Method ◽  
Oral Behavior ◽  
Milk Feeding

scholarly journals Artificial Grooming during Early Life could Boost the Activity and Human Affinity of Holstein Female Calves

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 302
Author(s):  
Congcong Li ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Shuang Jin ◽  
Xianhong Gu
Keyword(s):  
Open Field ◽  
Field Test ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Open Field Test ◽  
Behavioral Observation ◽  
Dairy Calves ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
Oral Behavior ◽  
Cow Calf ◽  
Milk Feeding

Early cow–calf separation management induced various welfare problems for dairy calves. We mimicked the maternal licking by manually brushing right after the Holstein female calves were born and during their first week of life, termed artificial grooming (AG). The behavior of these treated calves (AG, n = 17) was compared with the calves without artificial grooming (Con, n = 16) during daily behavioral observation around evening milk feeding and in the open field test (OFT) and novel human test (NHT). The number of calves ingesting starter on day six was recorded. The AG calves were observed to be more active and perform more oral behavior compared with the Con calves around evening milk feeding. In the OFT and NHT, the AG calves were again more active than the Con calves. Moreover, the AG calves tended to be less cautious and had more human interactions than the Con calves in the NHT. There tended to be a higher percentage of AG calves ingesting starter on day 6. In conclusion, artificial grooming during early life could boost the activity and the human affinity of female calves and it might advance their starter diet ingestion.

scholarly journals Effect of milk feeding level on development of feeding behavior in dairy calves

2013 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 551-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.K. Miller-Cushon ◽  
R. Bergeron ◽  
K.E. Leslie ◽  
T.J. DeVries
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Behavior ◽  
Dairy Calves ◽  
Feeding Level ◽  
Milk Feeding

scholarly journals Competition during the milk-feeding stage influences the development of feeding behavior of pair-housed dairy calves

2014 ◽  
Vol 97 (10) ◽  
pp. 6450-6462 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.K. Miller-Cushon ◽  
R. Bergeron ◽  
K.E. Leslie ◽  
G.J. Mason ◽  
T.J. DeVries
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Behavior ◽  
Dairy Calves ◽  
Milk Feeding

RAISING DAIRY CALVES WITHOUT WHOLE MILK

1958 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
Dairy Calves ◽  
Feeding Period ◽  
Feeding Experiments ◽  
Holstein Friesian ◽  
Whole Milk ◽  
Weight Gains ◽  
Milk Substitutes ◽  
Milk Feeding

The results of feeding experiments, involving a total of 117 Holstein-Friesian calves, were reported. No whole milk nor fresh skimmilk was fed to the calves after their second day of age. Milk substitutes containing 40 to 50 per cent dried skimmilk, 5 to 10 per cent emulsified, stabilized lard and at least 30 p.p.m. of Aureomycin (chlortetracycline) or Terramycin (oxytetracycline) in the dry matter permitted weight gains equal to, or exceeding, the Beltsville standards during the milk feeding period. Supplementary lecithin had no effect on performance of the calves. Weaning calves from milk substitutes at weights of 145 to 150 lb. was considered preferable to weaning at specified ages because of apparent differences in physiological development that exist among calves for the first few months of life.

1233 A survey of management practices and producers' perceptions regarding manual and automated milk feeding systems for dairy calves

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (suppl_5) ◽  
pp. 593-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Medrano-Galarza ◽  
J. Rushen ◽  
A. M. de Passillé ◽  
A. Jones-Bitton ◽  
T. J. DeVries ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Dairy Calves ◽  
Milk Feeding ◽  
Feeding Systems

scholarly journals Effects of hunger level and tube diameter on the feeding behavior of teat-fed dairy calves

2010 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 2053-2059 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. Herskin ◽  
F. Skjøth ◽  
M.B. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Behavior ◽  
Tube Diameter ◽  
Dairy Calves ◽  
Hunger Level

THE EFFECT OF LEVEL AND FREQUENCY OF FEEDING WHOLE MILK ON BODY WEIGHT GAIN AND FEED CONVERSION OF CALVES

1983 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 473-476
Author(s):  
L. J. FISHER ◽  
FRANK VAN MERLE
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Feed Efficiency ◽  
Body Weight Gain ◽  
Dairy Calves ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Feeding Level ◽  
Whole Milk ◽  
Holstein Calves ◽  
Milk Feeding

Thirty-two male Holstein calves, beginning at 1 wk of age, were used to estimate differences in weight gain between two feeding levels and two feeding frequencies over a period of 3 wk. Calves were randomly assigned to one of the following four treatments: whole milk (WM) fed at 10% of body weight (BW) twice a day; WM fed at 10% BW, three times a day; WM fed at 12% of BW, in two feedings per day, or WM fed at 12% of BW, in three feedings per day. Body weight gains and feed conversions were 279 and 437 g per day and 12.02 and 9.51 kg whole milk per kilogram of gain for the 10 and 12% levels of feeding, respectively. There was a trend towards increased rate of gain and improved feed efficiency when calves were fed twice compared to three times a day. Cost of medication was not influenced by level or frequency of feeding. It was concluded from this study that feeding whole milk at 12% of body weight was preferable to feeding at the 10% level of intake. Key words: Milk feeding, level, frequency, dairy calves

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