How milk-fed dairy calves perform in stable versus dynamic groups

Pedersen, Rikke Nørgaard; Sørensen, Jan Tind; Skjøth, Flemming; Hindhede, Jens; Rousing, Tine

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2008.06.007

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“…Keeping calves in stable groups, as opposed to dynamic groups, where new calves are continuously introduced or removed, and grouping animals of similar age lowers the risk both for diarrhoea and respiratory disease (Gulliksen et al, 2009b ;Pedersen et al, 2009). If calves from different farms are put into the same building without a means of preventing pathogen spread, the risk of disease will be high for all the calves.…”

Section: Control and Management Of Diseases In Calvesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Scientific Opinion on the welfare of cattle kept for beef production and the welfare in intensive calf farming systems

2012

EFSA Journal

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Information given in previous Opinions "Welfare of cattle kept for beef production" (SCAHAW, 2001) and "The risks of poor welfare in intensive calf farming systems" (EFSA, 2006) is updated and recent scientific evidence on the topics reviewed. Risks of poor welfare are identified using a structured analysis, and issues not identified in the SCAHAW (2001) beef Opinion, especially effects of housing and management on enteric and respiratory diseases are reviewed. The Opinion covers all systems of beef production, although the welfare of suckler cows or breeding bulls is not considered. The Chapter on beef cattle presents new evidence and recommendations in relation to heat and cold stress, mutilations and pain management, digestive disorders linked to high concentrate feeds and respiratory disorders linked to overstocking, inadequate ventilation, mixing of animals and failure of early diagnosis and treatment. Major welfare problems in cattle kept for beef production, as identified by risk assessment, were respiratory diseases linked to overstocking, inadequate ventilation, mixing of animals and failure of early diagnosis and treatment, digestive disorders linked to intensive concentrate feeding, lack of physically effective fibre in the diet, and behavioural disorders linked to inadequate floor space, and co-mingling in the feedlot. Major hazards for white veal calves were considered to be iron-deficiency anaemia, a direct consequence of dietary iron restriction, enteric diseases linked to high intakes of liquid feed and inadequate intake of physically effective fibre, discomfort and behavioural disorders linked to inadequate floors and floor space. © European Food Safety Authority, 2012 KEY WORDSBeef cattle welfare, welfare of calves in intensive farming systems, risk assessment, updates. SUMMARYFollowing a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) was asked to deliver a Scientific Opinion on the welfare of cattle kept for beef production and of calves in intensive farming systems.The European Commission is in the process of evaluating the European Union policy on animal welfare, taking account of socio-economic and trade issues. The overall aim is to improve the welfare of animals. To this end, the Commission requested EFSA to give an independent view on animalbased measures for the assessment of welfare in cattle, pigs and poultry. Before starting this work for beef cattle and calves, the Commission requested an update of scientific evidence relating to the welfare of cattle kept for beef production and calves in intensive farming systems; in particular, to consider the extent to which the conclusions and recommendations of two previous Scientific Opinions were still valid. These Opinions were the "Welfare of cattle kept for beef production" (SCAHAW, 2001) and "The risks of poor welfare in intensive calf farming systems" (EFSA, 2006).The SCAHAW (2001) Opinion "The Welfare of Cattle kept for Beef Production" differed from EFSA Opinions, in that it did not includ...

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Section: Control and Management Of Diseases In Calvesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Scientific Opinion on the welfare of cattle kept for beef production and the welfare in intensive calf farming systems

2012

EFSA Journal

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“…However, the social environment in large-scale dairy herds of hundreds of animals is fragile and demanding: It is well documented that husbandry routines, namely regrouping, large group-size, and high stocking density, lead to an increase of agonistic interactions combined with a decrease in feeding and lying time (Raussi et al, 2005;DeVries and von Keyserlingk, 2006;Huzzey et al, 2006;Gupta et al, 2008;von Keyserlingk et al, 2008;Hill et al, 2009), have effects on fertility (Dobson et al, 2001), weight gain and health in calves (Pedersen et al, 2009), and productivity (Arave and Albright, 1976;Brakel and Leis, 1976;von Keyserlingk et al, 2008). On the other hand, results of regrouping experiments comparing single versus pair-or groupwise integration into a herd provide evidence that the presence of familiar peers positively influences behaviour and helps to alleviate stress (Bøe and Faerevik, 2003;for calves: Faerevik et al, 2007;O'Connell et al, 2008;Gygax et al, 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Long-term familiarity creates preferred social partners in dairy cows

Gutmann

Špinka

Winckler

2015

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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“…Diarrhea was diagnosed if calf scored at least 3 in fluidity but no more than 3 in consistency for two days in a row. Respiratory disease was diagnosed if at least two of given symptoms occurred simultaneously (coughing, serious nasal and lachrymal discharge, increased respiratory rate, increased breath sounds, and pyrexia), as described by Pedersen et al (2009). Additionally, the effect of colostrum-supplemented transition milk on the growth performance of calves was determined based on changes in body weight (BW) and average daily gain (ADG).…”

Section: Clinical Recordsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Colostrum-supplemented transition milk positively affects serum biochemical parameters, humoral immunity indicators and the growth performance of calves

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A B S T R A C TThe aim of this study was to determine the effect of colostrum-supplemented transition milk on the growth rate of newborn calves. Thirty-six day-old female Holstein calves with a birth weight of 43.4 ± 5.5 kg were randomly assigned to a treatment group and a control group. On day 1, all calves received one portion (3 kg) of colostrum within 2 h after birth. Between the second feeding and the age of 5 days, control calves received only transition milk that had been collected from dams shortly before feeding, and the treatment group received 1.5 kg of colostrum collected from dams on day 1 and 1.5 kg of transition milk from subsequent milkings. Monthly body weight and average daily gain were used to measure growth performance. Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein at multiple time points to evaluate the biochemical and immune status of calves. Colostrum-supplemented transition milk increased the concentrations of serum immunoglobulins, triacylglycerols, cholesterol and total protein. The activity of lactate-dehydrogenase and ceruloplasmin decreased, whereas lysozyme activity increased with time in the control group. It can be concluded that additional five days of colostrum feeding positively influences non-specific humoral immunity indicators and serum biochemical parameters in dairy calves.

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How milk-fed dairy calves perform in stable versus dynamic groups

Cited by 24 publications

References 12 publications

Scientific Opinion on the welfare of cattle kept for beef production and the welfare in intensive calf farming systems

Scientific Opinion on the welfare of cattle kept for beef production and the welfare in intensive calf farming systems

Long-term familiarity creates preferred social partners in dairy cows

Colostrum-supplemented transition milk positively affects serum biochemical parameters, humoral immunity indicators and the growth performance of calves

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