Effective communication to improve udder health: can social science help? [PDF]
, 2011 Improved udder health requires consistent application of appropriate management practices by those involved in managing dairy herds and the milking process. Designing effective communication requires that we understand why dairy herd managers behave in
Garforth, Chris
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Ionic Liquid‐Enhanced 3D Printed Flexible Resin for Pressure‐Sensing Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.A 3D‐printed resin–ionic liquid (IL) composite forms gyroid ionotronic architectures showing dynamic ionic migration under compression. Impedance analysis reveals distinct frequency responses across three topologies at high IL concentrations.
Nelson Pereira +4 more
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Exploring farmer and advisor lameness management behaviors using the COM-B model of behavior change
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionThis paper applies the COM-B framework to farmer and farm advisor understandings and responses to lameness in sheep, beef, and dairy systems.
Beth Clark +3 more
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Using classification trees to detect induced sow lameness with a transient model
Animal, 2014 Feet and legs issues are some of the main causes for sow removal in the US swine industry. More timely lameness detection among breeding herd females will allow better treatment decisions and outcomes.
C.E. Abell +7 more
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Animal health of ruminants: A summary of research conducted under the German Federal Programme for Organic Agriculture and other forms of Sustainable Agriculture [PDF]
, 2012 Between 2002 and 2003, a survey established the status quo of organic dairy and beef production. A questionnaire was sent to 750 farms, supplemented by an on-site survey of 100 farms that supplied data on livestock performance, profitability, feeding ...
Anon, AN
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Monitoring cow comfort and rumen health indices in a cubicle-housed herd with an automatic milking system: a repeated measures approach [PDF]
, 2015 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s13620-015-0040-7.]
AM Vuuren van +20 more
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Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang +5 more
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Factors contributing to the incidence and prevalence of lameness on Czech dairy farms
Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2006 Twenty-four Czech dairy farms were visited to record lameness prevalence and to identify factors associated with high lameness prevalence at the farm level and/or increased lameness risk at the level of individual cows. All cows were checked for lameness
I. Dembele +4 more
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Unusual presentation of an avulsion of the long digital extensor tendon in a dog: radiographic, computed tomographic, arthroscopic, surgical and histological findings [PDF]
, 2007 A long digital extensor tendon avulsion is reported in a 15-month-old intact male Great Dane with a right pelvic limb lameness of 2-week duration. The orthopedic, radiographic, computed tomographic, arthroscopic, surgical and histological findings are ...
Gielen, Ingrid +4 more
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Naming and recognition of six foot lesions of sheep using written and pictorial information: a study of 809 English sheep farmers [PDF]
, 2008 In 2005, 3000 questionnaires were sent to a random sample of English sheep farmers from a list kept by the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX) to investigate whether farmers could correctly name six common foot lesions in sheep from a characteristic ...
Green, Laura E., Kaler, Jasmeet
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