EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT SYSTEMS FOR CALF HOUSING
Abstract
Calf housing can vary, according to the calf age, such as individual hutches from birth to weaning, or group pens with respect to age and size of the anumal. Every calf housing system has its own advantages and disadvantages, of which several are influenced by specific local weather conditions. The individual raising pen has the advantage of individual feeding and of reducing epidemiological risks. Oppositely, the group pens facilitate the interaction of animals and set up the environment to learn and understand group behavior. This paper presents the advantages and disadvantages of various constructive systems for the housing of calves.The papers published in the journal are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
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