| Literature DB >> 18299038 |
Abstract
Many factors contribute to the well-being of calves on the commercial dairy including housing and environment; nutritional and health programs; handling and caretaker interactions; herd dynamics; and the common management practices of transportation, euthanasia, dehorning, and teat removal. Ensuring and assessing the welfare of calves on commercial dairies is a complex challenge, especially because the terminology and factors contributing to assessing animal welfare in agricultural animals, such as dairy calves, has not been clearly defined within the scientific community.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18299038 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2007.12.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract ISSN: 0749-0720 Impact factor: 3.357