{Tool} Nurse cow dairy system to promote calf health and welfare. Creator(s): Bareille, Nathalie; Brunet, Laurent; Constancis, Caroline and Hellec, Florence. Issuing Organisation(s): INRAE BIOEPAR, INRAE ASTER. (2021)
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Summary
This practical abstract explains the phases of calf rearing from birth to separation from their nurse, and the points of attention to respect their health
EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
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What problem does the tool address?: | The organic principles strongly encourage more natural rearing conditions for dairy cows, including access to outdoors and young-adult contact, and this is also what citizens expect. |
What solution does the tool offer?: | Implementing calf-nurse cow rearing systems. Nurse cows are coming from the dairy herd, and dedicated to rear 2-3 calves. Calves-nurse cows herd is on pasture during a long grazing period. |
Country: | France |
Type of Practice Tool: | Practice abstracts |
Keywords: | Dairy cows; Dairy heifers; nurse cow system; rearing management |
Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED |
Subjects: | Animal husbandry > Production systems Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle Animal husbandry > Health and welfare |
Research affiliation: | European Union > CORE Organic > CORE Organic Cofund > GrazyDaiSy France > INRAe - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement France > ENV Nantes |
Deposited By: | Bareille, Prof Nathalie |
ID Code: | 42832 |
Deposited On: | 03 Dec 2021 08:27 |
Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2023 09:20 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Published |
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