Keeping calves with their mothers

Normal milk industry practice is to remove calves from their mothers almost immediately after birth. Israeli kibbutz Yotvata has begun a pilot project where female calves remain with their mother until they are weaned. It improves the strength of the calf and reduces distress to the mother.

https://unitedwithisrael.org/all-in-the-family-israeli-dairy-farm-keeps-newborn-calves-with-their-mothers/

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