Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison

Understanding & improving #animalwelfare from a biological perspective @UWMadison | Drs. Jennifer Van Os & Sarah Adcock @UWMadisonCALS

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

🐄🐄 Want to learn more about successfully pair or group housing dairy calves?

🐄🐄 See our 7-part series on key practices to promote good calf health & welfare

🐄🐄 Two heads are better than one: A starter guide to pairing dairy calves

🐄🐄 https://t.co/d9zPeAy7kH

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

Learn how to measure airspeeds and ventilation rates in dairy barns in 1 of 3 on-farm workshops in Wisconsin! July 7 or 28, or August 24. https://t.co/3Igcz4BLGA

[Emily Miller-Cushon @ekmillerc]

We are seeking input from US dairy producers and calf care staff - please take 10 minutes to share your thoughts on calf management and behavior! Please share!
https://t.co/bElCl4o1K3

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

Join me online on Fri, Feb 4 to learning about some innovative approaches we're developing for learning cow-handling skills.

https://t.co/DR3Z8TBPft

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

What will
@FARMProgram
Animal Care prioritize in version 5?

Join the virtual dairy industry town hall on Tue, Dec 14 at 1 pm EST:

https://t.co/GyHXatzl4Y

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

U.S. dairy producers - please take 10 minutes to share your thoughts on calf management!

https://t.co/bOlMDLJNtP

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

Free access through Sept 23 to our article in press: "Stationary brush use in naive dairy heifers"

A simple way to provide opportunities for grooming and oral behavior for weaned heifers 🪥🐄

https://t.co/nz5KRmUYx6

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

So honored to have received the 2021-22 Alfred Toepfer Faculty Fellow award for research benefiting U.S. agriculture!

https://t.co/ssMN99qYCf

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

Our paper is featured as Editor's Choice in the May 2021 issue of @jdairyscience!

Congratulations, Rekia!

https://t.co/zBPQV6CxVn

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

Open-access paper by Rekia Salter in press @jdairyscience!

🍼 Milk- and starter-feeding strategies to reduce cross sucking in pair-housed calves in outdoor hutches 🐄🐄

https://t.co/yZSTMkKLVH

Congrats, Rekia!

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

Congratulations to Faith Baier, PhD student in the Van Os lab, for receiving the 2021 DCHA Scholarship!! 👏👏👏🎉

https://t.co/5jkbBPECEY

@CalfandHeifer

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

Open-access paper by Rekia Salter in press @jdairyscience!

🍼 Milk- and starter-feeding strategies to reduce cross sucking in pair-housed calves in outdoor hutches 🐄🐄

https://t.co/yZSTMkKLVH

Congrats, Rekia!

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

@dairy_hub Thank you again @dairy_hub! It's amazing what we can capture with high-resolution video 🐄🐄🐄🎥

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

🐄🐄 The 7-part guide is now complete!

🐄🐄 We will continue to update it in the future with any new information or research

🐄🐄 Please reach out with any questions or suggestions

🐄🐄 Happy calf pairing!

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

🐄🐄 Want to learn more about successfully pair or group housing dairy calves?

🐄🐄 See our 7-part series on key practices to promote good calf health & welfare

🐄🐄 Two heads are better than one: A starter guide to pairing dairy calves

🐄🐄 https://t.co/d9zPeAy7kH

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

🐄🐄 Part 3 of our starter guide on pairing calves is on our website!

🐄🐄 "Hygiene practices"

🐄🐄 Biocontainment & biosecurity, sanitation & choosing disinfectants, bedding maintenance

🐄🐄 https://t.co/d9zPeAy7kH

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

@marchantforde That's a link I hadn't thought of!

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

🐄 Next Tuesday, Feb 2, 1 pm CST
🐄 Animal care on the farm and beyond
🐄 Jennifer Van Os and Aerica Bjurstrom
🐄 Online (Zoom) and FREE!
🐄 Register: https://t.co/sw2XUhrLUP

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

🐄🐄 Part 2 of our starter guide on pairing calves is on our website!

🐄🐄 "Benchmarks for calf health before pair housing"

🐄🐄 Measuring transfer of passive immunity along with mortality and morbidity in the pre-weaning period

🐄🐄 https://t.co/d9zPeAy7kH

[The Dairyland Initiative @dairylandinit]

Join us on March 2 for our virtual workshop on how to enhance dairy cattle welfare and optimize performance through facility design and management! https://t.co/KC5WKVNcJo

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

🐄🐄 Part 6 of our starter guide on pairing calves is on our website!

🐄🐄 "Feeding practices and reducing cross sucking"

🐄🐄 How to minimize cross sucking, pen sucking, and milk stealing by understanding calves' natural feeding behavior

🐄🐄 https://t.co/d9zPeAy7kH

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

🐄🐄 Part 5 of our starter guide on pairing calves is on our website!

🐄🐄 "Grouping strategies"

🐄🐄 How many calves should there be per group? At which age should calves be paired or grouped? What should the maximum age difference be?

🐄🐄 https://t.co/d9zPeAy7kH

[Animal Welfare Science @ UW-Madison @AWSUWM]

🐄🐄 Part 4 of our starter guide on pairing calves is on our website!

🐄🐄"Options for housing pairs or groups"

🐄🐄 Housing options + best
practices for space allowance and bedding for pairs or
small groups of calves

🐄🐄 https://t.co/d9zPeAy7kH