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Study of animal welfare status in dairy cow herds in Hungary – looking for causes of lameness

Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, 2011
In the last 20–30 years lameness in cattle was found to be third the most influential disease next to mastitis and reproduction disorders. Studies have been established to explore reasons for lameness and prevention. The problem with more robust prevention plans is that knowledge and research evidence is not strong enough to run an effective prevention
null Richard Gudaj, null István Komlósi, null Endre Brydl   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Information Transmission Strategies for Self‐Organized Robotic Aggregation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
In this review, we discuss how information transmission influences the neighbor‐based self‐organized aggregation of swarm robots. We focus specifically on local interactions regarding information transfer and categorize previous studies based on the functions of the information exchanged.
Shu Leng, Zihan Li, Yifeng Shao, Jinhao Liu, Li Yu, Shuguang Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Lameness on Production and Intake in Holstein Cows

, 2014
Lameness is a critical issue to the dairy industry due to animal welfare and economic concerns. Daily milk production and dry matter intake (DMI) were monitored in 400 Holstein cows, including 51 that experienced at least one occurrence of lameness. Milk
Spurlock, Diane, Shonka, Brittany
core   +1 more source

Piezoresistivity Enhancement by Graphite Flake Alignment in Thin Composite Films for Dielectric Elastomer Switches

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article presents dielectric elastomer switch (DES) materials, based on composite thin films. Alignment of graphite flakes due to their physical confinement within the thin films lead to much stronger piezoresistive responses than bulk composites, while their durability exceeds that of conventional liquid‐based DES materials.
Lingyu Liu, Thomas Kister, Bart‐Jan Niebuur, Tobias Kraus   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detecting Lameness in Dairy Cows Based on Gait Feature Mapping and Attention Mechanisms

Agriculture
Lameness significantly compromises dairy cattle welfare and productivity. Early detection enables prompt intervention, enhancing both animal health and farm efficiency.
Xi Kang, Junjie Liang, Qian Li, Gang Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Automatic classification of measures of lying to assess the lameness of broilers

, 2015
© 2015 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. Leg disorders are a major cause of poor welfare in broilers. Previous studies have shown that at slaughter age at least 90% of chickens experienced some degree of gait problems and approximately 30% were
Aydin, Arda, C Bahr, D Berckmans, Bahr, C., Bahr, Claudia, Aydın, Arda, A Aydin, Berckmans, Daniel, Berckmans, D.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Behavior changes associated with lameness in sows [PDF]

, 2017
Lameness is a common health and welfare problem in sows. Little has been published about behavioral changes in lame sows. Ketoprofen is an effective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to treat non-infectious locomotor disorders in pigs. The aim of
Katja Mustonen, Mari Heinonen, Outi Vainio, Ala-Kurikka, Eve, Vainio, Outi, Peltoniemi, Olli, Olli Peltoniemi, Valros, Anna, Eve Ala-Kurikka, Mustonen, Katja, Raekallio, Marja, Heinonen, Mari, Anna Valros, Marja Raekallio   +13 more
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Continual Learning for Multimodal Data Fusion of a Soft Gripper

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Models trained on a single data modality often struggle to generalize when exposed to a different modality. This work introduces a continual learning algorithm capable of incrementally learning different data modalities by leveraging both class‐incremental and domain‐incremental learning scenarios in an artificial environment where labeled data is ...
Nilay Kushawaha, Egidio Falotico
wiley   +1 more source

Lameness in Beef Cattle: UK Farmers' Perceptions, Knowledge, Barriers, and Approaches to Treatment and Control

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019
Lameness in the beef industry has received little attention in the UK, despite the fact that it is a well-recognised problem in the dairy industry. The aims of this study were to (i) compare UK beef farmers' estimates of lameness prevalence to that of ...
Jay Tunstall, Karin Mueller, Dai Grove White, Joanne W. H. Oultram, Helen Mary Higgins   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk of Lameness in Dairy Cows with Paratuberculosis Infection [PDF]

, 2019
Johne’s disease (JD) is an important disease affecting the UK dairy industry, as is cattle lameness. An association between JD and lameness has been suggested; however, little evidence exists to support this. The purpose of this study was to determine if
Steven van Winden, Smith, J, Joshua Smith, Van Winden, S C L   +3 more
core   +1 more source