Keeping the challenges of practitioners in mind: Cow-bound calf rearing, in which the calf suckles milk from its mother or another cow for a while after birth, is a subject of growing interest among dairy cattle farmers. Some practical questions remain unanswered, however, such as how farmers can check whether the calves are receiving a sufficient amount of milk. A new project by the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT) and the…
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