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Risk factors for morbidity in 1-to 9-day-old dairy calves following caustic paste disbudding

Authors: Cassandra N Reedman, Todd F Duffield, Trevor J DeVries, Kerry D Lissemore, Charlotte B Winder

Publication Date: 2021/11/1

Calfhood morbidity is an important issue on commercial dairy operations, with substantial production and welfare impacts. The objective of this observational study was to evaluate potential risk factors for morbidity, including disbudding, disbudding pain control, serum total protein (STP) concentrations, and haptoglobin concentrations in young dairy calves.

Read it here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666910221001484