Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Dutch policy on veal production / R. Woudstra -- Veal production in the European Community / Tj. de Boer -- Veal production in North America / R. Groenevelt -- Needs and welfare of housed calves / D.M. Broom -- Effects of breed and early social environment on calf behaviour / P. le Neindre -- Ethological and physiological reactions of veal calves in group-housing systems / Christiane Müller and M.C. Schlichting -- Effects of housing on responses of veal calves to handling and transport / H.R. Trunkfield , D.M. Broom , K. Maatje , H.K. Wierenga , E. Lambooy , and J. Kooijman -- Behaviour of veal calves in individual stalls and group pens / J.L. Albright , D.K. Stouffer , and N.J. Kenyon -- Spatial requirements of individually housed veal calves of 175 to 300 kg / C.C. Ketelaar-de Lauwere and A.C. Smits -- Development of abnormal oral behaviour in group-housed veal calves: effects of roughage supply / J. Kooijman , H.K. Wierenga , and RR. Wiepkema -- Group housing of veal calves / A.C. Smits and J.G. de Wilt -- Loose-housing experience in North America / Trevor Tomkins -- Automated feeding of milk replacer and health control of group-housed veal calves / K. Maatje and J. Verhoeff -- Effects of computerized milk feeder on behaviour and welfare of calves / V. Ferrante , E. Canali , M. Verga , and C. Carenzi -- Health of veal calves in 4 systems of individual housing during the first weeks of the fattening period / E. ter Wee , H.K. Wierenga , L.P. Jorna , and A.C. Smits -- Applicability of natural ventilation in veal-calf houses: a theoretical approach / A. van ‘t Ooster -- Purification of veal calf manure / P.J.W. ten Have , H.C. Willers , and W.G.J.M. van Tongeren -- Control of infectious disease in housed veal calves / A.J.R Webster -- Ruminai drinking in veal calves / A. van Weeren-Keverling Buisman , Th. Wensing , HJ. Breukink , and J.M. V.M. Mouwen -- Abomasal ulcers in veal calves: pathogenesis and prevention / HJ. Breukink , Th. Wensing , and J.M.V.M. Mouwen -- Thermal demand of one-week-old calves at two feeding levels / J.W. Schrama , W. v.d. Hel , and M.W.A. Verstegen -- Proposed legislation by the European Community on protection of calves / A.J. Wilson -- Intended welfare legislation on veal calves in West Germany / G. Baumgartner -- French view on a veal calf legislation / P. Le Neindre and J. Wintergerst -- Current state of veal calf welfare discussions in the USA and Canada / S.E. Curtis -- Review of veal consumption in France / J.Y. Coroller and Y. Toulhoat -- Marketing strategies and quality control for veal in the United States / Arthur Follenweider Sr. -- Market-oriented production of veal: an approach from practice / S.H.M. Metz -- Bio-economic model to determine the economically optimum fattening period in veal production / Gerard W.J. Giesen , Titia E. Elema , and Ab F. Groen -- Model programme for production and marketing of free-range veal / R. A. Brown -- Biochemical muscle characteristics and veal quality traits / C. Valin -- Quality control during veal processing: an evaluation of modern techniques / Frans J.M. Smulders -- Integrated quality control in veal production / LJ.M.H. Senden , D. Oostendorp , and J. van den Berg -- Use of growth stimulants and residue control in North American veal production / D.M. Kinsman -- Multiresidue test for ß-agonists in a variety of matrices / L.A. van Ginkel , R.W. Stephany , HJ. van Rossum , and J. Farla -- Introductory remarks: some aspects of skim-milk replacement by other protein sources in veal-calf diets / G.J.M. van Kempen and J. Huisman -- The surplus of milk proteins for nutrition of veal calves / E. Hetzner -- Alternative protein use in calf milk replacers / C. W. Kolar and T.J. Wagner -- Varying protein levels in veal calf finisher formulations / P. Schneider , D. Bakke , and D. Bearda -- Soluble wheat protein in milk replacer for veal calves / A. De Laporte and M. Demeersman -- Digestibility and growth performance of soluble wheat protein for veal calves / G.H. Tolman and M. Demeersman -- Nutritional significance of dietary soya antigens in milk substitutes for calves / J.W. Sissons and H.E. Pedersen -- Soya antigens and anti-soya-antibody formation in calves / G.H. Tolman -- New developments in analysis of antinutritional factors / M.G. van Oort , RJ. Hamer , and G.H. Tolman -- Intolerance to pea protein in the preruminant calf / R.S. Bush , R. Toullec , I. Caugant , and P. Guilloteau -- Screening test for trypsin inhibitor / J. Mol and J. Meijer -- Influence of conditions of processing soya beans on the content of antinutritional factors / N. Dubbeldam -- Experimental data on the modes of action of probiotics / P. Raibaud and J.P. Raynaud -- Ferrokinetics in veal calves / G.A.J. Miltenburg , Th. Wensing , H.J. Breukink , and J.J.M. Marx -- Iron status of new-born calves and effects of supplementation with different amounts of iron in veal calf fattening / Th. Wensing , G.A. J. Miltenburg , and H.J. Breukink -- Dry feed supplements for fattening white veal calves / A.E. van de Braak and J. Mol -- Veal production with less milk replacer in the ration supplemented with concentrates and maize silage / P.L. Bergström and M. Dijkstra -- Use of by-pass proteins and iso-acids in a heavy calf diet / L.A. Drevjany -- Back Matter.

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