By Mohammed Anouar Belaid, Maria Rodriguez-Prado, Eric Chevaux, Sergio Calsamiglia
In large, intensive beef production systems, the identification of sick animals can be difficult. Activity monitors may be able to help identify sick cattle earlier based on behavior changes.
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By Marie Alvergnas, Tomasz Strabel, Katarzyna Rzewuska, Ewa Sell-Kubiak
Laminitis-related and infectious claw disorders often cause a decrease in milk yield. Claw disorders are also responsible for reproduction problems and can reduce feed intake. This study examines the most efficient measures to prevent those losses — and improve animal welfare.
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By H. C. Weigele, L. Gygax, A. Steiner,B. Wechsler and J.-B. Burla
Moderately lame dairy cows tend to lie down longer, eat less and use the automatic grooming brush less often than non-lame cows based on a study of 17 Swiss dairy farms.
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By L.V. Randall, M.J. Green, M.G.G. Chagunda, C. Mason, S.C. Archer, L.E. Green, J.N. Huxley
Body Condition Score (BCS) below 2 can indicate that a cow is at a higher risk of future lameness issues.
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