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Estimation of genetic parameters for perinatal sucking behavior of Italian Brown Swiss calves.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Oct 2007
Maltecca C, Rossoni A, Nicoletti C, Santus E, Weigel K A, Bagnato A
Abstract excerpt
Brown Swiss breeders sometimes experience difficulties in feeding calves because of the weak sucking ability of the calves in the early days of life. For the welfare of the calves, they should be suckled by their dams or should aggressively ingest colostrum immediately after birth. The composition of colostrum changes rapidly during the first few days of lactation, and the ability of calves to absorb the Ig...
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