Effects on calves less than one month old of feeding or not feeding them during road transport of up to 24 hours

Authors

  • T. G. Knowles
  • P. D. Warriss
  • S. N. Brown
  • J. E. Edwards
  • P. E. Watkins
  • A. J. Phillips

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19975864

Keywords:

food deprivation, water deprivation, road transport, calves

Abstract

Two trials, each involving 56 calves less than one month old, demonstrated that the responses of calves to food and water deprivation during 24 hours of transport were similar to those observed in older cattle and lambs.

Full article published in Veterinary Record (1997) 140, 116-124

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1997-09-18

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