Automatically Recorded Performance and Behaviour Parameters as Risk Factors for Lameness in Dairy Cattle

Lameness is one of the major welfare issues in dairy cattle, but because of the increasing amount of automation in modern dairy farms and consequently a decreasing surveillance rate per individual, lameness often is recognized only when a severe, very obvious change in gait can be observed. This us...

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Main Authors: K. Schindhelm, I. Lorenzini, M. Tremblay, D. Dopfer, S. Reese, B. Haidn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2017-06-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/1362