Biomaterial Database

Preparing Male Dairy Calves for the Veal and Dairy Beef Industry. 2022

David Renaud, and Bart Pardon

Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: renaudd@uoguelph.ca.

Surplus male dairy calves experience significant health challenges after arrival at the veal and dairy beef facilities. To curb these challenges, the engagement of multiple stakeholders is needed starting with improved care on some dairy farms and better management of transportation. Differing management strategies are also needed if calves arrive at veal and dairy beef facilities under poor condition.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D002417	Cattle	Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.	Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002418	Cattle Diseases	Diseases of domestic cattle of the genus Bos. It includes diseases of cows, yaks, and zebus.	Bovine Diseases,Bovine Disease,Cattle Disease,Disease, Bovine,Disease, Cattle,Diseases, Bovine,Diseases, Cattle
D003612	Dairying	Production, storage, and distribution of DAIRY PRODUCTS.	Dairy Industry,Dairy Industries,Industries, Dairy,Industry, Dairy
D000069466	Red Meat	Meat such as beef, goat, pork, or lamb which contains more MYOGLOBIN than POULTRY or SEAFOOD.	Lamb Meat,Veal,Beef,Lamb Meats,Meat, Lamb,Meat, Red,Meats, Lamb,Meats, Red,Red Meats
D000072480	Farms	Areas of land set aside to grow crops or raise LIVESTOCK.	Farmland,Vineyards,Farm,Farmlands,Vineyard
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia