[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Transitioning from milk to solid feed in dairy heifers
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 …
on milk to meet nutrient demands for maintenance and growth. Initiation of solid feed …
Review of strategies to promote rumen development in calves
Q Diao, R Zhang, T Fu - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The rumen is an important digestive organ that plays a key role in the
growth, production performance and health of ruminants. Promoting rumen development …
growth, production performance and health of ruminants. Promoting rumen development …
[HTML][HTML] Weaning age affects growth, feed intake, gastrointestinal development, and behavior in Holstein calves fed an elevated plane of nutrition during the …
E Eckert, HE Brown, KE Leslie, TJ DeVries… - Journal of dairy …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …
to calves during the preweaning period. However, calves fed more nutrients preweaning …
[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Freedom from thirst—Do dairy cows and calves have sufficient access to drinking water?
MB Jensen, M Vestergaard - Journal of Dairy Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The importance of drinking water for production and animal welfare is widely recognized, but
surveys and animal welfare assessment schemes suggest that many dairy calves and dairy …
surveys and animal welfare assessment schemes suggest that many dairy calves and dairy …
[HTML][HTML] Feed sorting in dairy cattle: Causes, consequences, and management
Dairy cattle commonly sort total mixed rations, a behavior that influences individual nutrient
intake and reduces the nutritive value of the ration left in the bunk across the day. Typical …
intake and reduces the nutritive value of the ration left in the bunk across the day. Typical …
[HTML][HTML] Drinking water intake of newborn dairy calves and its effects on feed intake, growth performance, health status, and nutrient digestibility
Although it is recommended to offer free drinking water (called drinking water hereafter)
immediately after birth, producers wait, on average, 17 d to first offer drinking water to …
immediately after birth, producers wait, on average, 17 d to first offer drinking water to …
[HTML][HTML] Effects of forage provision to dairy calves on growth performance and rumen fermentation: A meta-analysis and meta-regression
M Imani, M Mirzaei, B Baghbanzadeh-Nobari… - Journal of dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A meta-analysis of the potential effect of forage provision on growth
performance and rumen fermentation of dairy calves was conducted using published data …
performance and rumen fermentation of dairy calves was conducted using published data …
Rumen development process in goats as affected by supplemental feeding v. grazing: age-related anatomic development, functional achievement and microbial …
J Jiao, X Li, KA Beauchemin, Z Tan, S Tang… - British Journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
The aim of the present study was to describe age-related changes in anatomic, functional
and microbial variables during the rumen development process, as affected by the feeding …
and microbial variables during the rumen development process, as affected by the feeding …
Effects of supplementation level and particle size of alfalfa hay on growth characteristics and rumen development in dairy calves
M Mirzaei, M Khorvash, GR Ghorbani… - Journal of Animal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of particle size (PS) of alfalfa hay on growth
characteristics and rumen development in dairy calves at two levels of alfalfa …
characteristics and rumen development in dairy calves at two levels of alfalfa …
Effect of different alfalfa hay levels on growth performance, rumen fermentation, and structural growth of Holstein dairy calves
Introducing forage in dairy calf diets during the preweaning period stimulates development
of rumen capacity and function and gut wall integrity. It was hypothesized that calves fed …
of rumen capacity and function and gut wall integrity. It was hypothesized that calves fed …