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Effects of an odor or taste stimulus applied to an artificial teat on the suckling behavior of newborn dairy calves

BACKGROUND: In their first days of life, dairy calves in artificial rearing systems often have difficulty using an artificial teat for feeding. METHODS: We examined the age at which calves are able to stand up voluntarily and suckle as well as their suckling behavior when presented with a plain dry...

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Autores principales: Malidaki, Maria, Laska, Matthias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6006940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29946476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40781-018-0164-x