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Hay provision affects 24-h performance of normal and abnormal oral behaviors in individually housed dairy calves by Downey, Blair C., Jensen, Margit B., Tucker, Cassandra B.

“…Dairy calves often perform abnormal repetitive behaviors (ARBs) including tongue rolling and nonnutritive oral manipulation (NNOM) when opportunities to…”
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Assessing the emotional states of dairy cows housed with or without their calves by Neave, Heather W., Rault, Jean-Loup, Bateson, Melissa, Hvidtfeldt Jensen, Emma, Bak Jensen, Margit

“…The practice of keeping dairy cows with their calves continues to gain interest. Cow-calf contact, or lack thereof, is expected to affect emotional states, but…”
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Comparing weaning methods in dairy calves with different dam contact levels by Bertelsen, Maja, Jensen, Margit Bak

“…Allowing the dam to rear her calf is an alternative practice in the dairy industry where cow and calf may gain welfare benefits from performing natural and…”
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Behavior of calves reared with half-day contact with their dams by Bertelsen, Maja, Jensen, Margit Bak

“…Dam-calf contact has been suggested to improve animal welfare in dairy calves, but practical and economical concerns have led to interest in half-day contact…”
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What is animal happiness? by Webb, Laura E., Veenhoven, Ruut, Harfeld, Jes Lynning, Jensen, Margit Bak

“…Today, we see a growing concern for the quality of life of nonhuman animals and an accompanying call for viable means of assessing how well animals thrive…”
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Exploring factors influencing machine milk yield of dairy cows in cow-calf contact systems: Cow behavior, animal characteristics, and milking management by Neave, Heather W., Hvidtfeldt Jensen, Emma, Solarino, Amelie, Bak Jensen, Margit

“…[Display omitted] •Cows with full-time calf contact had lower-than-expected machine milk yields.•Parity, calf sex, milking procedures, and cow restlessness did…”
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How much is enough? The amount of straw necessary to satisfy pigs’ need to perform exploratory behaviour by Pedersen, Lene J., Herskin, Mette S., Forkman, Björn, Halekoh, Ulrich, Kristensen, Kristian M., Jensen, Margit B.

“…•We investigated the amount of straw needed to reduce oral manipulation of pen mates to a minimum.•We investigated the effect of straw allocation on the…”
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Behavioral responses of dairy cows and their calves to gradual or abrupt weaning and separation when managed in full- or part-time cow-calf contact systems by Neave, Heather W., Jensen, Emma Hvidtfeldt, Durrenwachter, Marine, Jensen, Margit Bak

“…There is growing interest in managing cow and calf together for a prolonged period, but concerns remain about how best to wean and separate the cow and calf to…”
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Dairy cows fed a low energy diet before dry-off show signs of hunger despite ad libitum access by Franchi, Guilherme Amorim, Herskin, Mette S., Jensen, Margit Bak

“…Drying-off is one important management step in commercial dairy farms and consists of ceasing milk production artificially at a specific point in time,…”
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Effects of feeding level and milking frequency on behavior of dairy cows before dry-off by Jensen, Margit Bak, Franchi, Guilherme A., Larsen, Mogens, Herskin, Mette S.

“…Drying-off may challenge the welfare of especially high-yielding dairy cows. In this study, 119 loose-housed Holstein cows yielding ≥20 kg milk/d were enrolled…”
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The motivation-based calving facility: Social and cognitive factors influence isolation seeking behaviour of Holstein dairy cows at calving by Rørvang, Maria Vilain, Herskin, Mette S, Jensen, Margit Bak

“…In order to improve animal welfare it is recommended that dairy farmers move calving cows from the herd to individual pens when calving is imminent. However,…”
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Impact of the amount of straw provided to pigs kept in intensive production conditions on the occurrence and severity of gastric ulceration at slaughter by Herskin, Mette S., Jensen, Henrik E., Jespersen, Anna, Forkman, Björn, Jensen, Margit B., Canibe, Nuria, Pedersen, Lene J.

“…This study examined effects of the amount of straw offered on occurrence and severity of gastric lesions in pigs kept in pens (18 pigs, 0.7m2/pig) with partly…”
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A survey on management and housing of peri-parturient dairy cows and their calves by Jensen, Margit Bak, Tolstrup, Rikke Bundgaard

“…Housing and management around the time of calving impact dairy cow behaviour, health and welfare, but little is known about current practice. The aim was to…”
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Infectious Disease Does Not Impact the Lying and Grooming Behaviour of Post-Parturient Dairy Cows by Perier, Nadège, de Boyer des Roches, Alice, Bak Jensen, Margit, Proudfoot, Kathryn

“…Behaviour is commonly used to detect sickness in animals, but the impact of sickness on lying and maternal behaviours around parturition is not well…”
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Dairy cows’ motivation to nurse their calves by Jensen, Emma Hvidtfeldt, Bateson, Melissa, Neave, Heather W., Rault, Jean-Loup, Jensen, Margit Bak

“…When weaning offspring, female mammals limit nursing opportunities. This study aimed to investigate whether imposing a gradual reduction in daily contact time,…”
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Effects of feed energy density, daily milking frequency, and a single injection of cabergoline on behavior and welfare in dairy cows at dry-off by Jensen, Margit Bak, Franchi, Guilherme Amorim, Larsen, Mogens, Foldager, Leslie, Herskin, Mette S

“…Drying off dairy cows may challenge animal welfare due to high milk yields. A total of 111 loose-housed Holstein cows yielding >15 kg/d of milk were included…”
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Chopped or long roughage: what do calves prefer? Using cross point analysis of double demand functions by Webb, Laura E, Jensen, Margit Bak, Engel, Bas, van Reenen, Cornelis G, Gerrits, Walter J J, de Boer, Imke J M, Bokkers, Eddie A M

“…The present study aimed to quantify calves' (Bos taurus) preference for long versus chopped hay and straw, and hay versus straw, using cross point analysis of…”
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The dose-response relationship between the amount of straw provided on the floor and gastric ulceration of pars oesophagea in growing pigs by Jensen, Karin H., Jørgensen, Lisbeth, Haugegaard, Svend, Herskin, Mette S., Jensen, Margit B., Pedersen, Lene J., Canibe, Nuria

“…The aim of the present study was (1) to determine the dose-response relationship between the amount of straw provided on the floor and oesophageal ulceration…”
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The effect of hides and parity on behavior of periparturient dairy cows at pasture by Jensen, Margit Bak, Webb, Laura E., Vaarst, Mette, Bokkers, Eddie A.M.

“…Under natural conditions, most parturient cows seek visual cover or seclude themselves from the herd when calving becomes imminent. Studies on calving site…”
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Weaning and separation in two steps—A way to decrease stress in dairy calves suckled by foster cows by Loberg, Jenny M., Hernandez, Carlos E., Thierfelder, Tomas, Jensen, Margit B., Berg, Charlotte, Lidfors, Lena

“…The aim of this study was to investigate whether the prevention of suckling and the separation from a foster cow in two steps lower the behavioural and…”
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