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Mother-bonded and Fostered Calf Rearing in Dairy Farming

Housing Systems for Species-specific Rearing with Mother Cows and Nurse Cows
Description

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.

Pages 36
Authors Anet Spengler Neff (FiBL Switzerland), Claudia Schneider (FiBL Switzerland), Silvia Ivemeyer (Uni Kassel) unter Mitarbeit der Rindviehzuchtgruppe des Vereins für biologisch-dynamische Landwirtschaft der Schweiz mit Martin Bigler, Barbara Bindel, Robert Haeni, Beatrice Hurni, Mechthild Knösel, Thomas Löffler, Herman Lutke Schipholt, Alexandra Maier, Peter Mika, Christian Müller, Dorothee Müller, Hans Oswald, Martin Ott, Michael Rist, Rochus Schmid, Urs Sperling, Ricco Streiff, Andi Wälle sowie Ariane Maeschli (FiBL Switzerland) und Martin Lipka (VIER PFOTEN)
Publisher(s) FiBL
Year of publication 2023
Publication Format Technical guide
Version Download only
Language English
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.7970064
Item no. 1660
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