Separation of calves from cows within hours or days of birth is common on dairy farms.
Stakeholders have conflicting perspectives on whether this practice is harmful or beneficial …

Concern from the public is growing regarding early cow-calf separation, yet proponents of
this practice maintain that artificial rearing is critical for cow and calf health. Early separation …

Public concern for farm animal welfare is increasing. Animal welfare is defined as the
balance of positive and negative emotions, where positive emotions are key to a good …

Weaning of beef calves is usually done abruptly and early compared to the natural weaning
of the species, and is associated with simultaneous exposure of calves to a range of social …

Abstract This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission request on the welfare
of calves as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. EFSA was asked to provide a description of …

Many contemporary dairy cattle housing practices are at odds with societal perceptions of
positive animal welfare. The public (ie, those external to the dairy industry) typically …

Due to increasing public concern regarding separation of the dairy cow and calf within the
first days after birth, alternative systems, where cows and calves stay in contact for an …

Negative emotional states in humans are associated with a negative (pessimistic) response
bias towards ambiguous cues in judgement tasks. Every mammalian young is eventually …

Affective states, which refer to feelings or emotions, are a key component of animal welfare,
but these are also difficult to assess. Drawing upon a body of theoretical and applied work …

Most dairy farms rear calves artificially by separating the newly born calf from the dam and
feeding the calf milk from a bucket. However, the general public and scientific community …