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EFSA Journal, 2023 This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission's mandate on the welfare of dairy cows as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. It includes three assessments carried out based on literature reviews and complemented by expert opinion. Assessment 1 describes the most prevalent housing systems for dairy cows in Europe: tie-stalls, cubicle housing ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW) +28 more
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Ultrasonography of the rumen of dairy cows [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2013 This study describes the ultrasonographic findings of the rumen in 45 healthy dairy cows.The cows were scanned on both sides using a 5.0 MHz transducer. The dorsal visible margin of the rumen ran parallel to the lung from cranioventral to caudodorsal. It was furthest from the dorsal midline at the 9th intercostal space (48.3 ± 9.24 cm) and closest at ...
Braun, Ueli +2 more
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Dairy cow mortality. A review [PDF]
Veterinary Quarterly, 2006 We reviewed the literature to give an overview over the mortality among dairy cows in countries with a relatively intensive dairy production. A total of 19 studies focussing on dairy cow mortality were identified. Information about objectives, measures of mortality, sample sizes, study designs, causes of death and risk factors from these studies is ...
Thomsen, P.T., Houe, Hans
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Dairy cow monitoring by RFID [PDF]
Scientia Agricola, 2012 Dairy cows identification and monitoring on small cattle farms are usually based on the utilization of barcode technology. This kind of identification technology is unsuitable for dairy cows milking and feeding process automation. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is a better solution in this case.
Stankovski, Stevan +5 more
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Thromboelastography in healthy dairy cows [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2014 Thromboelastography is a whole blood-based coagulation assay that can be used to investigate hypocoagulability and hypercoagulability, as seen with thromboembolic diseases and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Numerous coagulopathies due to different causes are reported in cows.
Sommerey, Cora-Costanze +5 more
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Antipenicillinase in the Serum of Dairy Cows [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 1980 Serum from dairy cows was tested for inhibitory effect on penicillinase from a penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain of mastitic origin. Among cows with subclinical mastitis caused by penicillin-resistant S. aureus there was a significantly higher frequency of individuals with penicillinajse-inhibiting serum than among healthy cows.
H. Solbu, Oe. Lie
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Alternatives to soya for dairy cows: What are the alternatives to soya for dairy cows?
, 2021 Soybean meal is considered the gold standard for supporting high milk yields in dairy cows. However, it is falling out of favour with milk processors, consumers and dairy farmers for many reasons. Environmental concerns around how imported soybean is produced, a desire to reduce the carbon footprint of milk, and pressure from milk buyers means that ...
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PATHOGENESIS OF LAMINITIS IN DAIRY COWS
ВЕТЕРИНАРСКИ ЖУРНАЛ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРПСКЕ, 2023 The lameness is the earliest but also the most important clinical symptom of the achropodium diseases in cattle. According to literary data, in 90% of cases, the cause of lameness is localized in the hooves, and in 10% of cases it is in other anatomical parts of the limb.
Bojkovski, Jovan +10 more
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Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, 2018 Laminitis is currently considered one of the commonest causes of lameness in dairy cows in Greece. Nutrition, especially rations based on concentrated feedstuffs, herd management and genetic factors are involved in the etiopathogenesis of the disease. The causative agents, formed usually in the digestive tract, reach the heels via systemic circulation,
Harilaos Karatzias, Nikolaos Panousis
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Staphylococcal mastitis in dairy cows
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceBovine mastitis is one of the most common diseases of dairy cattle. Even though different infectious microorganisms and mechanical injury can cause mastitis, bacteria are the most common cause of mastitis in dairy cows. Staphylococci, streptococci, and coliforms are the most frequently diagnosed etiological agents of mastitis in dairy cows ...
Oudessa Kerro Dego +2 more
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