Can 60 days of feeding lead to increased fitness for transport in cull dairy cows?

ABSTRACT: The welfare of cull cows during transport to slaughter is a current concern in the Canadian dairy industry. Cull cows sold through auction often have a high prevalence of lameness, low BCS, hock lesions, and udder engorgement. To evaluate whether drying off and feeding cull dairy cows befo...

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Published in:	Journal of Dairy Science
Main Authors:	N. Berdusco, D. Kelton, D. Haley, K.M. Wood, T.F. Duffield
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-09-01
Subjects:	cull cow dairy fitness for transport welfare
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030224008142