Welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves: A systematic review. Part 1- Feeding management

Introduction: Calves are very susceptible to stress in the early stages of life, and it is necessary to ensure maximum welfare. Feeding management has been identified as a major risk factor for calf health and welfare at this stage. However, the management protocol for calf rearing and its impact on...

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Autores principales: Carulla, Patricia, Villagrá, Arantxa, Estellés, Fernando, Blanco-Penedo, Isabel
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8661
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1148823/full
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Villagrá, Arantxa
Estellés, Fernando
Blanco-Penedo, Isabel
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description Introduction: Calves are very susceptible to stress in the early stages of life, and it is necessary to ensure maximum welfare. Feeding management has been identified as a major risk factor for calf health and welfare at this stage. However, the management protocol for calf rearing and its impact on animal welfare is unclear. A systematic review of different management strategies for rearing dairy calves according to the three spheres of animal welfare was conducted using an electronic search strategy. In this review, management strategies were studied to identify scientific gaps, to know the welfare problems of these animals in order to prioritize actions and future research and to study the interpretive approach of this management from the three welfare spheres. ·Methods: A protocol was used to analyze and extract information from the studies. Of the 1,783 publications screened, only 351 met the inclusion criteria for the management or welfare of calves' items. ·Results: The publications identified in the search can be divided into two main groups feeding and socialization, based on the main topic of the publication. The main topics that emerged from the search in the feeding management group were milk replacer, colostrum, and weaning, divided into the three main areas of biological functioning and health, natural life and affective states or cognitive judgement. ·Discussion: The main issues to be addressed were the different types of feed consumed by animals from birth to weaning and the weaning management. It has been found that the most researched issues are colostrum and solid starter feed management. Unresolved issues were highlighted, such as the lack of a clear protocol for the administration of milk replacers to reduce hunger and the best management of weaning to reduce stress.
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spelling ReDivia86612025-04-25T14:49:14Z Welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves: A systematic review. Part 1- Feeding management Carulla, Patricia Villagrá, Arantxa Estellés, Fernando Blanco-Penedo, Isabel Rearing calves Holstein calves Feeding management Dairy sector Separation from the mother Social management L02 Animal feeding L01 Animal husbandry L74 Miscellaneous animal disorders L70 Veterinary science and hygiene Animal welfare Animal production Rearing systems Group behaviour Introduction: Calves are very susceptible to stress in the early stages of life, and it is necessary to ensure maximum welfare. Feeding management has been identified as a major risk factor for calf health and welfare at this stage. However, the management protocol for calf rearing and its impact on animal welfare is unclear. A systematic review of different management strategies for rearing dairy calves according to the three spheres of animal welfare was conducted using an electronic search strategy. In this review, management strategies were studied to identify scientific gaps, to know the welfare problems of these animals in order to prioritize actions and future research and to study the interpretive approach of this management from the three welfare spheres. ·Methods: A protocol was used to analyze and extract information from the studies. Of the 1,783 publications screened, only 351 met the inclusion criteria for the management or welfare of calves' items. ·Results: The publications identified in the search can be divided into two main groups feeding and socialization, based on the main topic of the publication. The main topics that emerged from the search in the feeding management group were milk replacer, colostrum, and weaning, divided into the three main areas of biological functioning and health, natural life and affective states or cognitive judgement. ·Discussion: The main issues to be addressed were the different types of feed consumed by animals from birth to weaning and the weaning management. It has been found that the most researched issues are colostrum and solid starter feed management. Unresolved issues were highlighted, such as the lack of a clear protocol for the administration of milk replacers to reduce hunger and the best management of weaning to reduce stress. 2023-06-22T08:34:30Z 2023-06-22T08:34:30Z 2023 article publishedVersion Carulla, P., Villagrá, A., Estellés, F. & Blanco-Penedo, I. (2023) Welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves: A systematic review. Part 1-Feeding management. Front. Vet. Sci., 10:1148823 2297-1769 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8661 10.3389/fvets.2023.1148823 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1148823/full en This research was supported by Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial and Cowvet S.L. by project CDTI-IDI-20200936. In addition, PC held a grant from the Ph.D. student's research program of the Universitat Politècnica de València (PAID-01-20). info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//CDTI-IDI-20200936 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess Frontiers Media electronico
spellingShingle Rearing calves
Holstein calves
Feeding management
Dairy sector
Separation from the mother
Social management
L02 Animal feeding
L01 Animal husbandry
L74 Miscellaneous animal disorders
L70 Veterinary science and hygiene
Animal welfare
Animal production
Rearing systems
Group behaviour
Carulla, Patricia
Villagrá, Arantxa
Estellés, Fernando
Blanco-Penedo, Isabel
Welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves: A systematic review. Part 1- Feeding management
title Welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves: A systematic review. Part 1- Feeding management
title_full Welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves: A systematic review. Part 1- Feeding management
title_fullStr Welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves: A systematic review. Part 1- Feeding management
title_full_unstemmed Welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves: A systematic review. Part 1- Feeding management
title_short Welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves: A systematic review. Part 1- Feeding management
title_sort welfare implications on management strategies for rearing dairy calves a systematic review part 1 feeding management
topic Rearing calves
Holstein calves
Feeding management
Dairy sector
Separation from the mother
Social management
L02 Animal feeding
L01 Animal husbandry
L74 Miscellaneous animal disorders
L70 Veterinary science and hygiene
Animal welfare
Animal production
Rearing systems
Group behaviour
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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1148823/full
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