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Effect of cow-calf contact on cow motivation to reunite with their calf

Early cow-calf separation prevents much of cows’ natural maternal behaviour. Early separation is thought to prevent the development of a cow-calf bond. To assess this bond, we measured motivation of dairy cows to reunite with their calf. To vary the degree of bonding, some cows were allowed continue...

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Autores principales: Wenker, Margret L., Bokkers, Eddie A. M., Lecorps, Benjamin, von Keyserlingk, Marina A. G., van Reenen, Cornelis G., Verwer, Cynthia M., Weary, Daniel M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7455555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32859980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70927-w