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Weaning Holstein Calves at 17 Weeks of Age Enables Smooth Transition from Liquid to Solid Feed

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Weaning calves from liquid to solid feed can be a stressful event in their life and can affect growth, development and welfare. It is commonly done at the age of 7 to 8 weeks on dairy farms, but weaning at a greater age could potentially reduce the associated stress. Therefore, it mi...

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Autores principales: Schwarzkopf, Sarah, Kinoshita, Asako, Kluess, Jeannette, Kersten, Susanne, Meyer, Ulrich, Huber, Korinna, Dänicke, Sven, Frahm, Jana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6940878/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31842480
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9121132