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The effect of restricted suckling on lactation, reproduction and calf development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J. K. Margerison ,
C. J. C. Phillips  and
T. R. Preston
J. K. Margerison
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
C. J. C. Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge,. CB3 OES, UK
T. R. Preston
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Ho Chi Min, Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
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Suckling cows following milk extraction has been found to increase total milk yield (Bar-Peled et al, 1995; Margerison et al, 1995) and allows calves to be reared by suckling. These restricted suckling systems are common in developing countries and have been applied in developed countries (Boden and Leaver, 1994; Sandoval and Leaver, 1995). There are few long term studies of restricted suckling which include milk yield, milk composition and calf development. The objective of this experiment was to study the effect of restricted suckling on lactation, reproduction and calf development in Colombia.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1997 , 1997 , pp. 37
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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