TY - BOOK ID - 145541309 TI - Calf and Heifer Feeding and Management AU - Cao, Zhijun AU - Van Amburgh, Michael PY - 2020 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Research & information: general KW - Biology, life sciences KW - betaine KW - dairy cows KW - newborn calves KW - fat mobilization KW - immunity KW - calf KW - glutamine KW - autophagy KW - apoptosis KW - calf economics KW - replacement KW - ADG KW - cost per kg KW - calves KW - rumen KW - epithelium KW - microbiota KW - diet KW - feed additives KW - feeding management KW - dairy calf KW - involuntary culling KW - mortality KW - replacement heifer KW - survival rate KW - amino acid pattern KW - Holstein heifers KW - lysine KW - methionine KW - threonine KW - heat stress KW - yak calf KW - early weaning KW - caecal microbiota KW - 16S rRNA gene sequencing KW - growth performance KW - heifer KW - bull KW - Simmental KW - fattening KW - management KW - carcass and meat quality KW - weaning age KW - Holstein calves KW - growth KW - milk replacer KW - metabolism KW - development KW - body condition score KW - peripartum KW - primiparous dairy cow KW - pair housing KW - individual housing KW - behavior KW - dairy calf feeding KW - health KW - welfare KW - nutrition KW - stakeholder attitudes KW - forage KW - performance KW - rumen fermentation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145541309 AB - From birth to first calving, the replacement heifer undergoes tremendous changes anatomically as well as in feeding and management practices. The calf changes from being a pseudo-monogastric to a full ruminant within a period of two months. During the same period, the calf is fed colostrum, milk, or milk replacer, and starter with or without hay. Notably, the lifetime milk production and health of a dairy cow is highly dependent on early life nutrition and management of the calf and, subsequently, the heifer. Hence, animal scientists continue to investigate critical areas such as colostrum feeding, the level of liquid feeding, gut microbial succession, energy and protein levels, housing, health management, and their interactions with the animal in an effort to help dairy producers raise successful and sustainable dairy enterprises. ER -