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    10 days ago

    In the dairy industry, calves are separated from their mothers shortly after birth. If they are not being sent to be killed for veal, they then need somewhere to house them. One option is a calf hutch where they hold them individually at scale. Calves there tethered to the hutch or they have a small fenced area around it

    The industry claims they use them to reduce disease risk by putting calves apart like this, but the research is mixed on whether it actually reduced disease risk or not