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The Effect Of Slow-Release Milk Replacer Feeding On Health And Behaviour Parameters In Dairy Breed Calves, Lea Krump, Ríona G. Sayers, Katie Sugrue, Emer Kennedy, Jim O'Mahony, Gearoid Sayers
The Effect Of Slow-Release Milk Replacer Feeding On Health And Behaviour Parameters In Dairy Breed Calves, Lea Krump, Ríona G. Sayers, Katie Sugrue, Emer Kennedy, Jim O'Mahony, Gearoid Sayers
Department of Biological Sciences Publications
The aim of this research paper was to evaluate the effect of a slow-release milk replacer on health and behaviour of neonatal dairy calves. This was done with the potential benefits to welfare during transport in mind. A total of 15 calves were randomly divided into three groups of 5, namely, a control group fed twice in 24 h with 3 l of a conventional milk replacer, a slow-release group fed once in 24 h with 2 l of conventional milk replacer and 1 litre of a specialised micro-encapsulated feed and an enriched-replacer group fed once in 24h with 3L …