U.S. and Canadian veterinarians’ attitudes toward and experiences with social housing of dairy calves

While most dairy calves are housed individually during the pre-weaning period in the United States and Canada, there is increased interest in various forms of social housing. As veteri­narians are trusted advisors in the decision making of a dairy operation, we sought to use an online mixed method survey to describe practicing veterinarians’ attitudes and experiences with dairy calf social housing.