The effect of paired calf housing on performance and welfare

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://vuzv.cz/_privat/19188.pdf" target="_blank" >https://vuzv.cz/_privat/19188.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The effect of paired calf housing on performance and welfare

Original language description

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a paired housing system on the daily activity of dairy calves, their performance and welfare. We analysed the 24-hour cycles of the basic daily activities of 20 calves housed in two different housing systems (individually and in pair) on one farm during the milk nutrition period. Daily behavioural activities of calves were evaluated by nonparametric test (Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA), quantitative parameters (live weight, average daily gain) using the F-test and the paired t-test in the Statistica 9 software package. Based on the results of selected behaviour indicators, it stands to reason that calves housed in pair were more active (by 3.6 %) compared to individually housed, which in contrast spent more time lying down (by 2.3 %). Calves housed in pair spent much more time in starter feed intake (by 1.0 %). Regarding the occurrence of negative signs of behaviours, calves housed in pair were found to have higher sucking rates of other calf (by 1.1 %), while in individually housed calves were the higher frequency of licking of surfaces of the hutches, runs and buckets (by 1.6 %). There was no statistically significant difference in body weight, average daily gain between the two various housing systems. In conclusion, it is possible to state that the pair housed calves reached a higher level of welfare due to the possibility of a wider range of natural behaviours.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40201 - Animal and dairy science; (Animal biotechnology to be 4.4)

Project

<a href="/en/project/QK1910438" target="_blank" >QK1910438: Reduction the use of antibiotics by environmentally-friendly prebiotic and probiotic feed additives in the nutrition of calves</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Animal Physiology, Nutrition and Welfare

ISBN

978-80-7394-771-2

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

77-85

Publisher name

Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

Place of publication

České Budějovice

Event location

České Budějovice

Event date

Nov 7, 2019

Type of event by nationality

EUR - Evropská akce

UT code for WoS article

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