Alternatives to cow/calf separation rejected by consumers

New research confirms consumers have negative perceptions about early cow-calf separation.

Hannah Thompson-Weeman with the Animal Agriculture Alliance says the study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia puts data behind a practice animal extremist groups tend to focus on.

“This study looked at several different possible methods for handing dairy calves and ultimately, they found that people felt the most positively toward a system where calves were not separated,” she explains.

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