Colostrum provision and care of calves among smallholder farmers in the Kaziranga region of Assam, India.

Smallholder cattle farming in Assamese villages is sub-optimal in terms of calf survivability, growth, age at first service, and milk yield. Proper understanding of the local situation is essential to formulate appropriate, locally driven, livestock keeper education to sustainably improve animal hea...

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Main Authors: Andy Hopker, Naveen Pandey, Jadumoni Goswami, Sophie Hopker, Rupam Saikia, Amy Jennings, Dibyajyoti Saikia, Neil Sargison, Rebecca Marsland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228819