The dairy industry in the developed world has undergone profound changes over recent
decades. In this paper, we present an overview of some of the most important recent …

Calves are born with a physically and metabolically underdeveloped rumen and initially rely
on milk to meet nutrient demands for maintenance and growth. Initiation of solid feed …

The gastrointestinal epithelium of the dairy cow and calf faces the challenge of protecting the
host from the contents of the luminal milieu while controlling the absorption and metabolism …

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 …

Recent research has revealed potential advantages of feeding an elevated plane of nutrition
to calves during the preweaning period. However, calves fed more nutrients preweaning …

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 …

The objective of this study was to investigate how milk allowance affects body weight gains
and behavior before, during, and after weaning in dairy calves. Fifty-six Holstein calves were …

In the dairy industry it is common practice to separate cow and calf shortly after birth but this
practice is disputed because of animal welfare concerns. Some producers, in many …

The nature of weaning, considered the most stressful and significant transition experienced
by dairy calves, influences the ability of a calf to adapt to the dramatic dietary shift, and thus …

Diversity in the forestomach microbiome is one of the key features of ruminant animals. The
diverse microbial community adapts to a wide array of dietary feedstuffs and management …