{Tool} Cow based calf rearing as a strategy to reduce antimicrobial use in dairy production (ROADMAP Practice Abstract). Creator(s): Walkenhorst, Michael; Helbing, Manuela and Oehen, Bernadette. Issuing Organisation(s): FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. Roadmap Practice Abstracts. (2023)
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In a cow-calf system, the calf stays healthier on the dairy farm because it gets the milk fresh, warm, in sufficient quantity, and with all the intact immunoglobulins that the cow forms due to the germs present in the barn. Later the calves are in a group with other calves playing and are not at their mothers' side all day round. Concluding that calves can suckle alongside milking.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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| Teaser: | Healthier calves with cow-calf system. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | In specialised calf rearing, antibiotics are often used for calf diarrhoea or pneumonia and in dairy products because of mastitis. There is a need to reduce antibiotic usage in organic animal husbandry, more specifically in calf rearing and dairy production. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | One approach more and more implemented in organic systems is cow-based calf rearing. In most conventional and organic farming systems, the calf is separated from the cow and reared separately with warm milk from a bucket. The cow-calf system uses knowledge of the natural behaviour of cows. Cows will not be the whole day at the side of their calves. First, the calves are hidden, and the cow visits them multiple times a day to let them drink milk. |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Practice abstracts |
| Keywords: | dairy cattle, calves, animal health |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English dairy cattle http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2108 English calves http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1219 English animal health http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_431 |
| Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle Animal husbandry > Health and welfare |
| Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Cattle European Union European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 817626 |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/45376, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/42549, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/43171, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/51952, https://www.fibl.org/de/shop/1575-muttergebundene-kaelberaufzucht |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Helbing, Manuela |
| ID Code: | 51952 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Mar 2024 09:45 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2024 12:40 |
| Document Language: | English |
| Status: | Published |
| Additional Publishing Information: | https://www.fibl.org/de/shop/1575-muttergebundene-kaelberaufzucht |
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