The behaviour of housed dairy cattle with and without pasture access: A review

Authors: Gemma L. Charlton, S. Mark Rutter

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, dairy cattle, indoor housing, pasture, precision livestock farming, technologies

2017

Development of a facial expression scale using footrot and mastitis as models of pain in sheep

Authors: Krista M. McLennan, Carlos J. B. Rebelo, Murray J. Corke, Mark A. Holmes, Matthew C. Leach, Fernando Constantino-Casas

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: facial expression, footrot, mastitis, pain, sheep

2016

Development and application of a protocol to evaluate herd welfare in Dutch dairy farms

Authors: J. H. M. Metz, T. Dijkstra, P. Franken, K. Frankena

Publication/Journal: Livestock Science

Keywords: agriculture, animal welfare, behavior, cattle, claw health, clinical lameness, dairy & animal science, dairy farming, deprivation, evaluation procedure, expert opinion, holstein cows, housing systems, reliability

2015

Effectiveness of animal health and welfare planning in dairy herds: a review

Authors: L. Tremetsberger, C. Winckler

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, costs, dairy cows, improvement strategies, non-monetary benefits, on-farm welfare assessment

2015

Influences of various factors on cows’ entrance order into the milking parlour

Authors: Annemari Polikarpus, Tanel Kaart, Hannes Mootse, Giuseppe De Rosa, David Arney

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: dairy cows’ behaviour, health monitoring, mastitis, milking order, precision livestock farming (plf)

2015

Invited review: Changes in the dairy industry affecting dairy cattle health and welfare

Authors: H. W. Barkema, M. A. G. von Keyserlingk, J. P. Kastelic, Tjgm Lam, C. Luby, J. P. Roy, S. J. LeBlanc, G. P. Keefe, D. F. Kelton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: activity-monitoring-system, agriculture, antimicrobials, automated calf feeder, automated milking system, automatic, avium subspecies paratuberculosis, biosecurity, clinical mastitis, dairy & animal science, farm-animal, food science & technology, genome-wide association, herd size, immune-response traits, level risk-factors, milking systems, somatic-cell score, viral diarrhea virus, welfare

2015

A survey of Australian dairy farmers to investigate animal welfare risks associated with increasing scale of production

Authors: D. S. Beggs, A. D. Fisher, E. C. Jongman, P. E. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: animal health, animal welfare, dairy farm, herd size

2015

A survey of Australian dairy farmers to investigate animal welfare risks associated with increasing scale of production

Authors: D. S. Beggs, A. D. Fisher, E. C. Jongman, P. H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: agriculture, animal health, animal welfare, cattle, cows, dairy & animal science, dairy farm, food science & technology, herd size, lameness, lying behavior, minnesota, prevalence, science, system

2015

Providing elevated ‘getaway bunks’ to nursing mink dams improves their health and welfare

Authors: Lauren Dawson, Misha Buob, Derek Haley, Steve Miller, Judy Stryker, Margaret Quinton, Georgia Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bunks, mastitis, mink, nursing, nursing sickness, welfare

2013

Culled early or culled late: economic decisions and risks to welfare in dairy cows

Authors: F. M. Langford, A. W. Stott

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, culling, dairy cows, dynamic program, dynamic programme, economic values, longevity

2012

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