... and welfare in a dairy herd with natural suckling until 6–8 weeks of age: a case reportAnn Margaret Grøndahl*1, Ellen Margrete Skancke1, Cecilie Marie Mejdell2 and Johan Høgset Jansen3Address: ... about 2 weeks of age, and calves are gradually weaned at approximately 6–8 months of age [10,12]. In a private Norwegian dairy herd, the calves were, for ani-mal welfare reasons, allowed to stay ... may, however, influence onthe degree of success using the natural suckling system.ConclusionWeight gain and health in a dairy herd performing natural suckling up to 6–8 weeks of age revealed...