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: Received: 6 September 2023 / Approved: 15 September 2023 / Online: 15 September 2023 (10:52:51 CEST)
How to cite:
Raducanu, E.; Grigore, D.; Gavojdian, D.; Mărginean, G.E.; Vidu, L. Preliminary Results on Health Issues Incidence Evaluation in a Research Farm with Romanian Black Spotted Dairy Calves Breed. Preprints2023, 2023091066. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1066.v1
Raducanu, E.; Grigore, D.; Gavojdian, D.; Mărginean, G.E.; Vidu, L. Preliminary Results on Health Issues Incidence Evaluation in a Research Farm with Romanian Black Spotted Dairy Calves Breed. Preprints 2023, 2023091066. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1066.v1
Raducanu, E.; Grigore, D.; Gavojdian, D.; Mărginean, G.E.; Vidu, L. Preliminary Results on Health Issues Incidence Evaluation in a Research Farm with Romanian Black Spotted Dairy Calves Breed. Preprints2023, 2023091066. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1066.v1
APA Style
Raducanu, E., Grigore, D., Gavojdian, D., Mărginean, G.E., & Vidu, L. (2023). Preliminary Results on Health Issues Incidence Evaluation in a Research Farm with Romanian Black Spotted Dairy Calves Breed. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1066.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Raducanu, E., Gheorghe Emil Mărginean and Livia Vidu. 2023 "Preliminary Results on Health Issues Incidence Evaluation in a Research Farm with Romanian Black Spotted Dairy Calves Breed" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1066.v1
Abstract
Dairy calves are susceptible to a great range of welfare and health issues up to the age of weaning. The aim of the current pilot study was to evaluate incidence of the main health disorders affecting dairy calves up to one year of age. The study was carried out at the Experimental Farm of the Research and Development Institute for Bovine Balotesti, Romania, were health data was collected for two consecutive years, between November 2017 and October 2019, from a number of 176 purebred Romanian Black and White calves. Diarrhea had the highest incidence in un-weaned calves (0-3months old), of 29.55±0.34%, significantly higher (p≤0.001) compared to 3-6 months (2.16±1.24) and 6-12 months age groups (5.88±2.17), respectively. Coccidiosis incidence was on average of 39.20±0.36% in un-weaned calves, 1.44±1.01% in the 3-6 months group and of 5.04±2.01% in the 6-12 months group, significantly higher (p≤0.001) in the 0-3 months age group, compared to older calves.
Keywords
dairy calves; animal welfare; cattle health; Romanian Black Spotted breed; farm health
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology
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