Mother-bonded and Fostered Calf Rearing in Dairy Farming

Spengler Neff, Anet; Schneider, Claudia; Ivemeyer, Silvia; Bigler, Martin; Bindel, Barbara; Haeni, Robert; Hurni, Beatrice; Knösel, Mechthild; Löffler, Thomas; Lutke Schipholt, Herman; Maier, Alexandra; Mika, Peter; Müller, Christian; Müller, Dorothee; Oswald, Hans; Ott, Martin; Rist, Michael; Schmid, Rochus; Sperling, Urs; Streiff, Ricco; Wälle, Andi; Maeschli, Ariane and Lipka, Martin (2023) Mother-bonded and Fostered Calf Rearing in Dairy Farming. Technical guide. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, CH-Frick.

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This technical guide describes the natural relationship between the cow and her calf and draws conclusions for the species-appropriate rearing of calves. From the variety of possible systems of mother-bonded and fostered calf rearing, 11 selected methods are presented with practical examples.

EPrint Type:	Book
Keywords:	dairy farming, calf rearing, animal welfare, cattle, Roadmap, Abacus, FiBL60043, FiBL3517501 - 3517507
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English calves http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1219 English animal welfare http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_443
Subjects:	Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle Animal husbandry > Health and welfare
Research affiliation:	Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal welfare & housing > Animal husbandry Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Animal welfare & housing > Animal welfare Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Cattle Germany > University of Kassel > Department of Farm Animal Behaviour and Husbandry
DOI:	10.5281/zenodo.7970064
Related Links:	https://www.fibl.org/en/shop-en/1660-mother-bonded-calf-rearing
Deposited By:	Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:	51733
Deposited On:	29 Sep 2023 07:34
Last Modified:	27 Mar 2024 12:43
Document Language:	English
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Not peer-reviewed

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