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Publication Date: October 1, 2011
Reference: livestockwelfare.com Research Watch Jan. 2012
Country: Canada
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This article discusses why dairy calves refuse meals after receiving colostrum. A study of 244 cows found that about half refused their next meal after being fed colostrum. The study found that their was a difference in meal refusal based on how the cow was fed the colostrum and how much colostrum the received.