Blair Downey

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University of Tennessee

United States

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Blair Downey is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, specializing in animal behavior and welfare, particularly in dairy cattle. His recent research includes studies on oral behaviors in feed-restricted heifers and the effects of early life conditions on later behaviors in dairy calves. Additionally, he has developed novel methodologies for evaluating the welfare of dairy calves through behavioral assessments.

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Sarah Adcock

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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University of California, Davis

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Behavioral changes in the first 3 weeks after disbudding in dairy calves

Breed differences in oral behaviors in feed-restricted dairy heifers

Limit feeding TMR exacerbates intersucking in year-old dairy heifers

Early life access to hay does not affect later life oral behavior in feed-restricted heifers

Development and application of a novel approach to scoring ear tag wounds in dairy calves

Response to novel feed in dairy calves is affected by prior hay provision and presentation method

Providing long hay in a novel pipe feeder or a bucket reduces abnormal oral behaviors in milk-fed dairy calves

Hay provision affects 24-h performance of normal and abnormal oral behaviors in individually housed dairy calves

Validation of 1–0 and instantaneous sampling for quantifying oral behaviors in milk-fed dairy calves

Validation of 1-0 and instantaneous sampling for quantifying oral behaviors in milk-fed dairy calves

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Sarah Adcock

Alycia Drwencke

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