Feeding behaviors collected from automated milk feeders were associated with disease in group-housed dairy calves in the Upper Midwest United States

• Published in: Journal of dairy science Vol. 106; no. 2; pp. 1206 - 1217
• Main Authors: Perttu, R.K., Peiter, M., Bresolin, T., Dórea, J.R.R., Endres, M.I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal Feed; Animals; automatic milk feeder; automation; Cattle; computer software; cough; dairy calf; dairy calves; dairy farming; data collection; Diet - veterinary; ears; Farms; Feeding Behavior; Female; group housing; health status; heifers; Holstein; Housing; Labor, Obstetric; Midwestern United States; Milk; milk consumption; mortality; nose; observational studies; Pregnancy; risk; United States; Weaning; United States; Midwestern United States; automatic milk feeder; dairy calf; feeding behavior

Automated milk feeders (AMF) are an attractive option for producers interested in adopting practices that offer greater behavioral freedom for calves and can potentially improve labor management. These feeders give farmers the opportunity to have a more flexible labor schedule and more efficiently f...