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Effect of a mechanical grooming brush on the behavior and health of recently weaned heifer calves

BACKGROUND: Calf stress at weaning and during transition to group pens represents a concern in dairy operations. Favoring natural behaviors, such as grooming, may help on reducing this challenge. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of a mechanical grooming brush on behavior and health of recent...

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Autores principales: Velasquez-Munoz, Ana, Manriquez, Diego, Paudyal, Sushil, Solano, Gilberto, Han, Hyungchul, Callan, Robert, Velez, Juan, Pinedo, Pablo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6686348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31395062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-2033-3