Relation of Subclinical Ketosis of Dairy Cows with Locomotion Behaviour and Ambient Temperature

Relation of Subclinical Ketosis of Dairy Cows with Locomotion Behaviour and Ambient Temperature

Rumination time, chewing time and drinking time are indicators that can be assessed in case of cow disease. In this research, two groups of cows were formed: cows with subclinical ketosis (SCK; <i>n</i> = 10) and healthy cows (HG; <i>n</i> = 10). Behaviour such as walking act...

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Main Authors: Ramūnas Antanaitis, Vida Juozaitienė, Mindaugas Televičius, Dovilė Malašauskienė, Mingaudas Urbutis, Walter Baumgartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
sensors
innovation in animal farming
smart farming
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2311
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spelling doaj-fa27601fa4ae4e86a1f2b773605b4d3f2020-12-08T00:00:15ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-12-01102311231110.3390/ani10122311Relation of Subclinical Ketosis of Dairy Cows with Locomotion Behaviour and Ambient TemperatureRamūnas Antanaitis0Vida Juozaitienė1Mindaugas Televičius2Dovilė Malašauskienė3Mingaudas Urbutis4Walter Baumgartner5Large Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Animal Breeding, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, LithuaniaLarge Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, LithuaniaLarge Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, LithuaniaLarge Animal Clinic, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Tilžės 18, LT-47181 Kaunas, LithuaniaUniversity Clinic for Ruminants, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, AustriaRumination time, chewing time and drinking time are indicators that can be assessed in case of cow disease. In this research, two groups of cows were formed: cows with subclinical ketosis (SCK; <i>n</i> = 10) and healthy cows (HG; <i>n</i> = 10). Behaviour such as walking activity, feeding time with head position up, feeding time with head position down, change of activity and average, minimal and maximal ambient temperature of cows were recorded by the RumiWatch noseband system (RWS; RumiWatch System, Itin+Hoch GmbH, Liestal, Switzerland). The RWS comprises a noseband halter with a built-in pressure sensor and a liquid-filled pressure tube. Data from each studied cow were recorded for 420 h. According to the results of our study, it was determined that cows diagnosed with subclinical ketosis showed a tendency to change their activity more frequently. Our data indicates that minimal and maximal ambient temperatures are related with SCK.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2311sensorsinnovation in animal farmingsmart farming
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author Ramūnas Antanaitis
Vida Juozaitienė
Mindaugas Televičius
Dovilė Malašauskienė
Mingaudas Urbutis
Walter Baumgartner
spellingShingle Ramūnas Antanaitis
Vida Juozaitienė
Mindaugas Televičius
Dovilė Malašauskienė
Mingaudas Urbutis
Walter Baumgartner
Relation of Subclinical Ketosis of Dairy Cows with Locomotion Behaviour and Ambient Temperature
Animals
sensors
innovation in animal farming
smart farming
author_facet Ramūnas Antanaitis
Vida Juozaitienė
Mindaugas Televičius
Dovilė Malašauskienė
Mingaudas Urbutis
Walter Baumgartner
author_sort Ramūnas Antanaitis
title Relation of Subclinical Ketosis of Dairy Cows with Locomotion Behaviour and Ambient Temperature
title_short Relation of Subclinical Ketosis of Dairy Cows with Locomotion Behaviour and Ambient Temperature
title_full Relation of Subclinical Ketosis of Dairy Cows with Locomotion Behaviour and Ambient Temperature
title_fullStr Relation of Subclinical Ketosis of Dairy Cows with Locomotion Behaviour and Ambient Temperature
title_full_unstemmed Relation of Subclinical Ketosis of Dairy Cows with Locomotion Behaviour and Ambient Temperature
title_sort relation of subclinical ketosis of dairy cows with locomotion behaviour and ambient temperature
publisher MDPI AG
series Animals
issn 2076-2615
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Rumination time, chewing time and drinking time are indicators that can be assessed in case of cow disease. In this research, two groups of cows were formed: cows with subclinical ketosis (SCK; <i>n</i> = 10) and healthy cows (HG; <i>n</i> = 10). Behaviour such as walking activity, feeding time with head position up, feeding time with head position down, change of activity and average, minimal and maximal ambient temperature of cows were recorded by the RumiWatch noseband system (RWS; RumiWatch System, Itin+Hoch GmbH, Liestal, Switzerland). The RWS comprises a noseband halter with a built-in pressure sensor and a liquid-filled pressure tube. Data from each studied cow were recorded for 420 h. According to the results of our study, it was determined that cows diagnosed with subclinical ketosis showed a tendency to change their activity more frequently. Our data indicates that minimal and maximal ambient temperatures are related with SCK.
topic sensors
innovation in animal farming
smart farming
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2311
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