The effect of group housing on behaviour, growth performance, and health of dairy calves

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00027014%3A_____%2F23%3A10005817" target="_blank" >RIV/00027014:_____/23:10005817 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60076658:12220/23:43907574 RIV/62157124:16170/23:43881044

Result on the web

<a href="https://actavet.vfu.cz/92/2/0109/" target="_blank" >https://actavet.vfu.cz/92/2/0109/</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2754/avb202392020109" target="_blank" >10.2754/avb202392020109</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The effect of group housing on behaviour, growth performance, and health of dairy calves

Original language description

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the housing system on the behaviour, performance, and health of dairy calves. The two-year study was conducted on 56 Holstein bull calves (from birth to 60 days of age) that were placed in individual hutches immediately after their birth. At the age of 31 days, 28 bull calves were moved to group hutches by four. The calves were weighed at birth, at 30 days, and at 60 days of age. The starter intake and health were recorded once a day. The behavioural activities of calves (lying, standing and cross-sucking, etc.) were analysed in 24-h cycles at 38 days and 53 days of age. The results showed that grouphoused calves spent less time lying and resting (P &lt; 0.01) and more time standing (P &lt; 0.01), receiving the starter (P &lt; 0.05), drinking (P &lt; 0.01), cross-sucking (P &lt; 0.01), and social playing (P &lt; 0.01) compared to individually housed calves. Conversely, calves from individually housing spent more time licking the housing surfaces (P &lt; 0.05) and individual playing (P &lt; 0.05). Bull calves housed from day 31 of age in the group hutches achieved a non-significantly higher body weight at weaning (by +3.0 kg), weight gain (by +2.8 kg), and a significantly higher (P &lt; 0.05) starter intake (by +7.9 kg) compared to the individually housed calves. These results showed that housing in small groups allowed for the natural behaviour of calves and improved their growth without having adverse effects on their health.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

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

2023

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Acta Veterinaria Brno

ISSN

0001-7213

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

92

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

109-115

UT code for WoS article

001018962100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85160350783