Behavioural responses of dairy cows and calves to fenceline weaning after 4 or 6 months of full cow-calf contact

Cow-calf contact (CCC) systems, where cows and calves are housed together during all or part of the milk-feeding period, foster strong social bonds within dam-calf pairs. However, calves are still generally weaned and separated at younger ages than have been observed for semi-feral cattle. This stud...

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Main Authors: C.S. Wegner, L. Rönnegård, S. Agenäs, H.K. Eriksson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731125001089
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