Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Abstract
The effects of outdoor raising on the survival and growth of Simmental calves in individual hutches were studied at Kazova State Farm, the location having a mixture of Black Sea and semiarid continental climate conditions. A total of 63 female calves born in each of the four seasons between March 1996 and February 1997 were used. The animals were kept in individual hutches for 3 months (preweaning period) and then in groups of 10 until 6 months of age (postweaning period). The mean birth weight was 38.92 kg, while average birth weights for the seasons ranged from 37.70 to 40.44 kg (P
DOI
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Keywords
Simmental, Calves, Outdoors Rearing, Growth, Survival
First Page
789
Last Page
795
Recommended Citation
ÜNAL, NECMETTİN; ERTUĞRUL, OKAN; and ALPAN, ORHAN (2001) "Growth and Survival of Simmental Calves Reared Outdoors in Individual Hutches," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 25: No. 5, Article 24. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol25/iss5/24
