Feeding management of the postnatal and preweaning calf has an important impact on calf
growth and development during this critical period and affects the health and well-being of …

Individual animals behave differently from one another, especially when confronting
challenges such as changes in diet (eg weaning), environment (eg moving from pasture to …

Intensive milk feeding and butyrate supplementation in calves stimulate body growth and
affect gastrointestinal development. The aim of the present study was to investigate the …

Concentrate-rich starter feeds are commonly fed to dairy calves to stimulate early solid feed
intake and growth performance; yet, starter feeds lacking in forage fiber may jeopardize gut …

Assuming that acetic acid plays a minor role in the development of ruminal epithelium of
preweaning dairy calves, the fiber supply for growing calves has been neglected. More …

Background In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in using high quantities of
milk or milk replacer (MR) in heat-stressed calves to alleviate the negative effects of high …

The objective of this study was to investigate how preweaning plane of milk replacer intake
and age can affect insulin and glucose kinetics as well as abomasal emptying rate in dairy …

Providing access to forage has been shown to influence feeding behavior and non-nutritive
oral behavior in individually housed calves, and these effects may be enhanced or altered in …

We investigated the interactive effects of common feeding management factors on the
development of feeding and non-nutritive oral behaviors in preweaned calves through the …

Providing individually housed dairy calves with opportunities for a greater range of natural
behaviors, including foraging and grooming, has broad benefits for their behavioral …