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2022
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Effects Of Postpartum Analgesia On The Behaviour Of Holstein Cows Experiencing Both Assisted And Unassisted Parturition
Nicola Gladden et al.
Farm Animal Department University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Sciences Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Objectives: Assisted parturition in cattle is common and has the potential to be both painful and stressful. Although pain and stress are adverse welfare states, the welfare effects of assisted parturition have
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2022
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Characterization Of Welfare In Dairy Cows Based On Welfarequality Protocol In Portuguese Farms
Rui D'Orey Branco et al.
Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal. The current consumers are demanding a new approach from the dairy industry. Today we need to assure the consum- er that animal welfare is respected. In Po
objective of this study is to characterize the current status of animal welfare in Portugal. We audited 456 dairy farms across Portugal with a number of milking cows varying from 5 to 1232. The main breeds here
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Opportunities For Enhancing Welfare In The Australian Dairy Industry
Lucy Collins et al.
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Objectives: Public perceptions influence what we farm, and how we farm it. Like many global dairy industries, Australia’s dairy indus- try has been thrust into the media spotlight repeatedly, with increasing pu
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Cattle Welfare
2022
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Dehorning Of Calves: Common Practice And Attitude Of
267 Austrian farmers Simone Steiner et al.
for Ruminants, Vetmeduni Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Introduction: The disbudding of calves is a routine proce- dure in cattle husbandry. It is a painful intervention, regardless of the method used. The legislation regarding dehorning var- ies worldwide. In Austr
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Cattle Welfare
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Prediction Of Calving Assistance Using A Commercially Available Tri-Axial Accelerometer
Nicola Gladden et al.
Farm Animal Department University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Sciences Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Objectives: Farmers are recommended to closely monitor cows that may need calving assistance to enable intervention to be optimised; however, this can be difficult to achieve, and it is currently not possible t
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Cattle Welfare
2022
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Effect Of Two Vs. Three Milk Replacer Feedings Per Day On Behaviour And Stress In Holstein Calves
Patricia Carulla et al.
Arantxa Villagrá5. Instituto de Tecnología Animal. Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Objectives: During the early stages of life, calves are very susceptible to stress, so it is necessary to assure a maximal level of animal welfare and health during this period (Kaske et al., 2010). Feed manage
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Cattle Welfare
2022
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Identifying Cow Temperament To Reduce Incidence Of Infectious Disease And Improve Milk Yield In Early Lactation
Nick Britten et al.
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Objectives: Animal temperament refers to consistent in- dividual differences in behaviour between animals. These differences can be quantified using standardised behavioural testing or a combination of behaviou
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Cattle Welfare
2022
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Correlation Between The Welfare Quality® Protocol And Productive Performance In Portuguese Dairy Farms
João Cerqueira et al.
Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of animal welfare of ten dairy farms in Portugal, with productive performance. We hypothesized that there are positive correlations betwe
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Cattle Welfare
2022
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Automatic Assessment Of Feeding, Ruminating And Locomotion Behaviours In Dairy Cows Naturally Affected By Diseases During Peripartum Period
Fadul Mahmoud et al.
Clinic for Ruminants, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse-Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Objectives: Changes in cow behaviour are one of the most important criteria to assess animal welfare and health. Several parameters can be used to build up an early disease warning system aiming to gain higher
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Effects Of Individual Compared To Pair Housing On Behaviour And Activity Of Dairy Calves
Sophie Mahendran et al.
Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom.
Objectives: Behaviour is an indicator of calf welfare, and is affected by both the management system of the farm as well as the health of the animals. It has been shown that calves will exert effort in order to
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Cattle Welfare
2022
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Seasonal Pattern In The Incidence Rate Of Preweaning Calf Mortality In A Large-Scale Hungarian Dairy Herd
Mikolt Bakony et al.
University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
Objectives: On large scale dairy farms in Hungary, as in most dairies worldwide, preweaning calves are housed out- doors in individual hutches. In summer, it is a usual sight that calves are inactive, cuddled u
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Cattle Welfare
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How Dairy Farmers Perceive Animal Welfare
Joachim Kleen et al.
Sciences Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.
Objectives: Animal Welfare is increasingly debated in the broader public, and the dairy sector is more frequently debat- ed for perceived and actual problems around dairy cow hus- bandry. While the public debat
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Correlation Between Welfare Quality® Protocol And Antibiotic Usage In Portuguese Dairy Farms
João Cerqueira et al.
Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between animal welfare in ten dairy farms in Portugal with the use of critically or non-critically important an- tibiotics. We hypothesiz
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Cattle Welfare
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Adapting A New Zealand Animal Welfare Assessment Protocol For Extensive Beef Systems In Namibia
Y. Baby Kaurivi et al.
Rebecca Hickson. Massey University, School of Veterinary Science, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Objectives: Although beef production differs significantly between New Zealand and Namibia in terms of cattle manage- ment systems, topography and climate, both countries have extensive beef systems with a focu
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Ensor Based Continuous Heart Rate Monitoring In Calves To Valuate Stress Induced By Different Sampling Techniques Of He Respiratory Tract
lorian Debruyne et al.
art Pardon1. epartment of Internal Medicine, Reproduction and Population edicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Objectives: In recent years samples of the respiratory tract re more frequently taken to rationalize antimicrobial use. It is urrently unknown how stressful or painful these techniques re and whether difference
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Cattle Welfare
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Qualitative Analysis Of Working Employees' Motivation And Satisfaction On Two Large Dairy Farms
Joachim Lübbo Kleen et al.
Osnabrück, Germany.
Objectives: As dairy herds continue to grow in size glob- ally, employees play an increasingly important role: Their mo- tivation and satisfaction are crucial factors in animal welfare and production. The speci
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Relation Between Hair-Cortisol Concentration And Welfare Assessment Protocols In Dairy Cows
Frank Van Eerdenburg et al.
Fac Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Objectives: Several protocols have been developed to assess farm animal welfare. However, the validity of these protocols is still subject to debate. The present study aimed to validate and compare eight welfar
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Cattle Welfare
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Herd-Level Risk Factors For Calf And Cow Mortality In Estonian Dairy Herds
Kaari Reimus et al.
Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
Objectives: On-farm mortality (unassisted death and eu- thanasia) is an unwanted loss of an animal which negatively affects farm economy. On-farm mortality rates reflect animal welfare status and high rates ind
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Cattle Welfare
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Evaluation Of The Association Between Health Status And Other Risk Factors And Low Sale Price In Québec Veal Calf Markets
Salvatore Ferraro et al.
Université de Montréal, Saint Hyacinthe, Canada.
Objectives: The first objective of this study was to evaluate health status of young calves sold in the two largest Québec auction markets. The second objective was to assess which individual characteristic had
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Cattle Welfare
2022
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Pain Detection Of Cows With Mastitis In The Barn And At Milking: A Piece Of Cake?
Ginger Laure et al.
Rabelais de Tours, Nouzilly, France.
Objectives: Pain is one of the most detrimental factors affecting dairy cows’ welfare, and induces production losses. Mastitis is a good model for pain research in cattle, as it is a commonly occurring inflamma
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Cattle Welfare
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First Approach To Monitoring Animal Welfare With Precision Farming Devices During Fattening
Alberto Benito Díaz et al.
Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León, Guijuelo (Salama Spain
Objectives: Consumers´ concerns about animal welfare are continuously increasing and are consider one of the main sustainability drivers for animal production systems today and in the future. This study focuses
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Cattle Welfare
2022
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Fly Repellency Effect Of Deltamethrin Improves Stress And Fatigue Indicators And Increases Feed Consumption Of Pre- Weaned Dairy Calves, Exposed To Heat Stress Conditions
Konstantinos Arsenopoulos et al.
Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, School of Veter Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greec "Vet Analysis" Private Veterinary Microbiological Laboratory, Lari Greece
Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess the fly-repellency effect of deltamethrin on pre-weaned dairy calves and to quantify its association with serum cortisol (SC) and creatine kinase (CK) concen
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Cattle Welfare
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Structural Equation Modeling To Assess Farm Level Welfare Estimations Tuomas Herva.
Atria Ltd et al.
Objectives: Structural equation models (SEM) are widely used to estimate the magnitude of latent variables, which can- not be measured directly. It is widely used in psychology, so- cial sciences and quality of life assessments in humans. There are m
Materials and methods: NASEVA is an industry-financed herd health tool for Finnish cattle farmers and veterinarians. It includes modified, partially Welfare Quality -based animal health and welfare estimations
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Effects Of Xylazine Administration Prior To Laparoscopic
abomasopexy as described by Janowitz on cortisol
substance P, and behavior in cattle Tschoner-Utza Theresa, Zablotski Yury, Knubben-Schweizer Gabriela, Feist Melanie. Clinic for Ruminants with Ambulatory and Herd Health Services at the Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximil
Objectives: Left displacement of the abomasum (LDA) is a disease diagnosed in cattle all over the world, causing huge economic losses. Fixation of the abomasum by laparo- scopic abomasopexy (LA) has first been