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- Title
Contribución al bienestar animal en la crianza de becerras de reemplazo: alojamiento en pareja.
- Authors
la Fuente Isidro, Alejos-de; Isaac, Almaráz-Buendía; Jesús, Peralta-Ortiz; Martín, Meza-Nieto; Guadalupe, Torres-Cardona
- Abstract
To evaluate the productive and behavioral response of pair-housed nursing Holstein calves, 30 calves from one week of age until weaning (8 weeks of age) were used and randomly distributed in two treatments: treatment 1 pair-housed calf (T1, n=10); treatment 2 single-housed calves (T2, n=10). No significant difference (p>0.05) was found between treatments in initial weight (IP, T1=38.18 vs. T2=39.58, evidencing homogeneous groups) and total dry matter consumption (CTMS, T1=56.84 vs. T2=56.85, kg). However, calves housed in pairs (T1) showed significantly better results in final weight (T1=75.28 vs. T2=65.74, kg), total weight gain GTP, T1=37.10 vs. T2=26. 16, kg), daily weight gain (GDP, T1=0.66 vs. T2=0.46, kg) and feed conversion (AC, T1=1.53 vs. T2=2.17), compared to individually housed calves. We concluded that paired calves showed greater productive response and lower frequency of stress-indicative behaviors compared with individually housed calves.
- Subjects
WEIGHT gain; CALVES; ANIMAL welfare; GROSS domestic product
- Publication
Abanico Veterinario, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2007-428X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21929/abavet2020.28