Dairy calf welfare concerns are growing and new evidence suggests that the early life
environment influences appropriate physical, behavioral, and cognitive development lasting …

Dairy cows experience several challenges during the transition period, historically defined
as the 3 wk before to 3 wk after calving. During this 6-wk window, cows undergo a series of …

Most dairy farms rear calves artificially by separating the newly born calf from the dam and
feeding the calf milk from a bucket. However, the general public and scientific community …

Over the last 20 years an increasing amount of research has described how dairy cow
behavior changes during the few weeks before and after parturition, also known as the …

The objectives of this study were to (1) describe the calving location of dairy cattle given
access to a pasture and barn;(2) identify factors associated with calving location; and (3) …

In a more natural setting, dairy cows separate from herdmates and seek a secluded area to
give birth. However, on many dairy facilities, cows calve in barren group pens with limited …

Many wild animals perform hiding behaviours for a variety of reasons, such as evading
predators or other conspecifics. Unlike their wild counterparts, farmed animals often live in …

ABSTRACT A promising strategy to improve newborn calf survival could be the
administration of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) especially in cases of low …

Under near-natural conditions, domesticated dairy calves hide the first days after birth before
cow and calf join the herd. In commercial dairy production, an opportunity to seclude from …

Under natural conditions, most parturient cows seek visual cover or seclude themselves
from the herd when calving becomes imminent. Studies on calving site selection of dairy …