Why do so many calves die on modern dairy farms and what can we do about calf welfare in the future?

JF Mee - Animals, 2013 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary High calf loss rates are an international welfare problem though this is
often not recognised. These loss rates have increased in recent years. Improvement in calf …

Potential development of Irish agricultural sustainability indicators for current and future policy evaluation needs

J Lynch, T Donnellan, JA Finn, E Dillon… - Journal of Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a significant and detailed range of sustainability indicators for Irish agri-food
production, but there remain areas where further indicator development or new indicators …

Sensor data on cow activity, rumination, and ear temperature improve prediction of the start of calving in dairy cows

CJ Rutten, C Kamphuis, H Hogeveen, K Huijps… - … and Electronics in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Management during calving is important for the health and survival of dairy cows and their
calves. Although the expected calving date is known, this information is imprecise and …

[HTML][HTML] A survey of management practices that influence calf welfare and an estimation of the annual calf mortality risk in pastured dairy herds in Uruguay

CO Schild, RD Caffarena, A Gil, J Sánchez… - Journal of dairy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the importance of dairy farming in Uruguay, little information on dairy systems in this
country is available in the scientific literature, and management practices that influence calf …

[HTML][HTML] Calf and replacement heifer mortality from birth until weaning in pasture-based dairy herds in New Zealand

EL Cuttance, WA Mason, J McDermott, RA Laven… - Journal of Dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The aims of this study were to (1) estimate the perinatal (birth to 24 h) and postnatal (∼ 24 h
to the mean weaning age of 13 wk) mortality risk in pasture-based dairy calves until …

Investigation of bovine abortion and stillbirth/perinatal mortality-similar diagnostic challenges, different approaches

JF Mee - Irish Veterinary Journal, 2020 - Springer
This pracademic paper reviews current bovine foetopathy (abortion and stillbirth) case
definitions, reporting and triage, and causes and time-of-death and proposes veterinary …

[HTML][HTML] Calf management and welfare in the Canadian and US dairy industries: Where do we go from here?

S Roche, DL Renaud, CA Bauman, J Lombard… - Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this narrative review was to compare the results of the 2015 Canadian
National Dairy Study and the 2014 US National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) …

Prevalence and risk factors associated with failure of transfer of passive immunity in spring born beef suckler calves in Great Britain

R Bragg, A Macrae, S Lycett, E Burrough… - Preventive veterinary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Calves are born agammaglobulinemic and are dependent on the intake and uptake of
immunoglobulins from colostrum for protection against infectious diseases in early life …

[PDF][PDF] Overgrowth syndrome

Y Li, CG Donnelly, RM Rivera - Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food …, 2019 - Elsevier
Overgrowth Syndrome Page 1 1 Overgrowth Syndrome Yahan Li1, BS, MS, Callum G
Donnelly2 BVBio BVSc (Hons 1) DACT, Rocío Melissa Rivera3, BS, MS, Ph.D. 1,3Division of …

Subclinical mastitis detected during the last gestation period can increase the risk of stillbirth in dairy calves

R Antanaitis, V Juozaitienė, V Jonike, W Baumgartner… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The aim was to investigate the relation of subclinical mastitis detected
during the last gestation period and its pathogens with stillborn calves, considering that …