management of calving in norwegian cubicle-housed dairy herds. | sixty of the 65 dairy farms with cubicle houses in the norwegian county of oppland were included in a field study of the management of calving in 1990. the farmers recorded the location of the cow when giving birth, farmer presence and whether assistance was given during calving, occurrence of suckling, and time after birth when cow and calf were separated. such data were recorded for a total of 1125 calvings. about 10% occurred on pasture, while 78% of the remaining calvings took place in the c ... | 2001 | 11455893 |