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Short communication: reference values for blood parameters in Holstein dairy cows: effects of parity, stage of lactation, and season of production by Cozzi, G, Ravarotto, L, Gottardo, F, Stefani, A L, Contiero, B, Moro, L, Brscic, M, Dalvit, P

“…Confidence intervals for blood parameters used for nutritional and metabolic profile testing in cattle were calculated for clinically normal lactating Holstein…”
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Health, behaviour and growth performance of Charolais and Limousin bulls fattened on different types of flooring by Magrin, L., Gottardo, F., Brscic, M., Contiero, B., Cozzi, G.

“…Intensive fattening of late-maturing breeds on concrete or rubberized slatted floors is the prevalent beef production system in mainland Europe. The rationale…”
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Factors associated with passive immunity transfer in dairy calves: combined effect of delivery time, amount and quality of the first colostrum meal by Lora, I., Barberio, A., Contiero, B., Paparella, P., Bonfanti, L., Brscic, M., Stefani, A. L., Gottardo, F.

“…Despite the well-known importance of an adequate colostral immunoglobulin (Ig) transfer to calf health and survival, failed transfer of passive immunity (FTPI)…”
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Short communication: Reference limits for blood analytes in Holstein late-pregnant heifers and dry cows: Effects of parity, days relative to calving, and season by Brscic, M, Cozzi, G, Lora, I, Stefani, A L, Contiero, B, Ravarotto, L, Gottardo, F

“…Reference limits for metabolic profiles in Holstein late-pregnant heifers and dry cows were determined considering the effects of parity, days relative to…”
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Can novel methods be useful for pain assessment of castrated piglets? by Lonardi, C., Scollo, A., Normando, S., Brscic, M., Gottardo, F.

“…Given that surgical castration is a painful practice performed on millions of pigs every year, a need to identify novel reliable pain assessment tools exists…”
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Assessment of welfare of finishing beef cattle kept on different types of floor after short- or long-term housing by Brscic, M., Gottardo, F., Tessitore, E., Guzzo, L., Ricci, R., Cozzi, G.

“…This study aimed at evaluating short- and long-term effects of housing beef cattle on deep litter (DL) or concrete fully slatted floor (FS) on their welfare…”
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Prevalence of respiratory disorders in veal calves and potential risk factors by Brscic, M, Leruste, H, Heutinck, L F M, Bokkers, E A M, Wolthuis-Fillerup, M, Stockhofe, N, Gottardo, F, Lensink, B J, Cozzi, G, Van Reenen, C G

“…The study aimed to assess the in vivo and postmortem prevalence of respiratory disorders in veal calves and investigate risk factors associated with them. A…”
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Effect of a ceiling fan ventilation system on finishing young bulls’ health, behaviour and growth performance by Magrin, L., Brscic, M., Lora, I., Rumor, C., Tondello, L., Cozzi, G., Gottardo, F.

“…This research aimed at assessing the effects of a ceiling fan ventilation system on health, feeding, social behaviour and growth response of finishing young…”
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Prevalence and potential influencing factors of non-nutritive oral behaviors of veal calves on commercial farms by Leruste, H, Brscic, M, Cozzi, G, Kemp, B, Wolthuis-Fillerup, M, Lensink, B J, Bokkers, E A M, van Reenen, C G

“…Veal calves raised under intensive conditions may express non-nutritive oral behaviors. When expressed in an abnormal way, these behaviors can be a sign of…”
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The relationship between clinical signs of respiratory system disorders and lung lesions at slaughter in veal calves by Leruste, H., Brscic, M., Heutinck, L.F.M., Visser, E.K., Wolthuis-Fillerup, M., Bokkers, E.A.M., Stockhofe-Zurwieden, N., Cozzi, G., Gottardo, F., Lensink, B.J., van Reenen, C.G.

“…The presence and severity of lung lesions recorded post-mortem is commonly used as an indicator to assess the prevalence of respiratory problems in batches of…”
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Synthetic rubber surface as an alternative to concrete to improve welfare and performance of finishing beef cattle reared on fully slatted flooring by Brscic, M., Ricci, R., Prevedello, P., Lonardi, C., De Nardi, R., Contiero, B., Gottardo, F., Cozzi, G.

“…The aim of this study was to compare a fully slatted concrete floor (concrete slatted (CS)) with the same floor on which synthetic rubber slats were placed on…”
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Effects of the provision of solid feeds enriched with protein or nonprotein nitrogen on veal calf growth, welfare, and slaughter performance by Brscic, M, Prevedello, P, Stefani, A L, Cozzi, G, Gottardo, F

“…The study compared the effects of enriching a basic solid feed mixture made of corn grain and straw with a protein source (extruded pea) or with urea on…”
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Alternative solutions to the concrete fully-slatted floor for the housing of finishing beef cattle: Effects on growth performance, health of the locomotor system and behaviour by Cozzi, G., Tessitore, E., Contiero, B., Ricci, R., Gottardo, F., Brscic, M.

“…The aim of this study was to assess the effect of two potential alternative solutions to the concrete fully-slatted floor (FS), namely, a perforated floor (PF)…”
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Effects of the provision of large amounts of solid feeds to veal calves on growth and slaughter performance and intravitam and postmortem welfare indicators by Prevedello, P, Brscic, M, Schiavon, E, Cozzi, G, Gottardo, F

“…Polish Friesian male calves (n = 78) were used to investigate the effects of innovative feeding plans based on the provision of large amounts of solid feeds on…”
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Feeding behaviour, diet digestibility, rumen fluid and metabolic parameters of beef cattle fed total mixed rations with a stepped substitution of wheat straw with maize silage by Mazzenga, A., Gianesella, M., Brscic, M., Cozzi, G.

“…In order to verify the possibility of using maize silage (MS) as sole forage in beef cattle diets, four isofibrous diets were formulated with stepped…”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal disorders recorded at postmortem inspection in white veal calves and associated risk factors by Brscic, M, Heutinck, L F M, Wolthuis-Fillerup, M, Stockhofe, N, Engel, B, Visser, E K, Gottardo, F, Bokkers, E A M, Lensink, B J, Cozzi, G, Van Reenen, C G

“…The study aimed at assessing the prevalence of poor rumen development, presence of rumen plaques, rumen papillae hyperkeratinization, and abomasal lesions in…”
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Effects of the provision of large amounts of solid feeds to veal calves on growth and slaughter performance and intravitam and postmortem welfare indicators1 by Prevedello, P., Brscic, M., Schiavon, E., Cozzi, G., Gottardo, F.

“…Polish Friesian male calves (n = 78) were used to investigate the effects of innovative feeding plans based on the provision of large amounts of solid feeds on…”
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Growth, slaughter performance and feeding behaviour of young bulls belonging to three native cattle breeds raised in the Alps by Cozzi, G., Brscic, M., Contiero, B., Gottardo, F.

“…The study aimed at assessing growth and slaughter performance, feeding and social behaviour of young male stocks belonging to three native cattle breeds raised…”
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Administration of dexamethasone per os in finishing bulls. I. Effects on productive traits, meat quality and cattle behaviour as indicator of welfare by Gottardo, F, Brscic, M, Pozza, G, Ossensi, C, Contiero, B, Marin, A, Cozzi, G

“…The study investigated the effects of prolonged oral administration of dexamethasone at a low daily dosage of 0.75 mg/head per day (Dexa) on beef cattle…”
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Evaluation of on-farm veal calves’ responses to unfamiliar humans and potential influencing factors by Leruste, H., Bokkers, E. A. M., Heutinck, L. F. M., Wolthuis-Fillerup, M., van der Werf, J. T. N., Brscic, M., Cozzi, G., Engel, B., van Reenen, C. G., Lensink, B. J.

“…The human–animal relationship is an important component of the welfare of farm animals and for this reason animal responsiveness tests to humans are included…”
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