Plasma lipids and cholesterol profiles of dairy cattle for monitoring herd health status in the central Himalayas

2001 ◽  
Vol 148 (26) ◽  
pp. 816-817
Author(s):  
B. Kumar ◽  
S. P. Pachauri
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Plasma Lipids ◽  
Herd Health ◽  
Central Himalayas

scholarly journals Interbreed Matings in Dairy Cattle. II. Herd Health and Viability

1968 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 1275-1283 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.E. McDowell ◽  
B.T. McDaniel
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Herd Health

scholarly journals Health status and bio-security plans on pig farms

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
B. Stankovic ◽  
S. Hristov ◽  
T.J. Bojkovski ◽  
N. Maksimovic
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Herd Health ◽  
Swine Herd ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Prophylactic Measures ◽  
Pig Farm ◽  
Disease Spreading ◽  
Swine Disease ◽  
Security Standards

Preservation of necessary level of swine herd health status is the most important aspect of bio-security, farm production and successful welfare protection. It involves a list of bio-security measures which must be essential part of production technology, including good rearing conditions and other prophylactic measures appliance. According to previously performed investigations, a list of elements required to establish standards for bio-security for particular pig farm was created. The list includes elements related to assure spatial., microclimate and hygienic conditions for pigs rearing, care, nutrition and watering, surveillance, regrouping and transport of swine, disease outbreak control, barns equipment and production process organization which are performed by veterinarians and zootechnicians. Bio-security standards must concern necessary level of swine herd health status and organization, size and type of operation and anticipate all compulsory measures for health control and disease spreading prevention, particularly those whose outbreak must be reported. In bio-security plan structure present epidemiological situation, potential herd health and production threats, as well as possible solutions must be concerned.

Effects of an organic source of copper, manganese and zinc on dairy cattle productive performance, health status and fertility

2011 ◽  
Vol 164 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Formigoni ◽  
Mattia Fustini ◽  
Laura Archetti ◽  
Stephen Emanuele ◽  
Charles Sniffen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Productive Performance ◽  
Copper Manganese ◽  
Organic Source

Profile of pig farms combining high performance and low antimicrobial usage within four European countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 181 (24) ◽  
pp. 657-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Collineau ◽  
Annette Backhans ◽  
Jeroen Dewulf ◽  
Ulf Emanuelson ◽  
Elisabeth grosse Beilage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Respiratory Pathogens ◽  
Herd Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Technical Performance ◽  
Antimicrobial Usage ◽  
And Performance

Pig farmers are strongly encouraged to reduce their antimicrobial usage because of the rising threat from antimicrobial resistance. However, such efforts should not compromise the herd health status and performance. This study aimed to describe the profile of so-called ‘top-farms’ that managed to combine both high technical performance and low antimicrobial usage. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 227 farrow-to-finish farms in Belgium, France, Germany and Sweden. Among them, 44 farms were allocated to the top-farms group and were compared with the ’regular’ farms group in terms of farm characteristics, biosecurity and health status. Top-farms had fewer gastrointestinal symptoms in suckling pigs and fewer respiratory symptoms in fatteners, which could partly explain their reduced need for antimicrobials and higher performance. They also had higher biosecurity and were located in sparsely populated pig areas. However, 14 farms of the top-farms group were located in densely populated pig areas, but still managed to have low usage and high technical performance; they had higher internal biosecurity and more extensive vaccination against respiratory pathogens. These results illustrate that it is possible to control infectious diseases using other approaches than high antimicrobial usage, even in farms with challenging environmental and health conditions.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the impact of a Herd Health and Production Management programme in organic dairy cattle farms: a process evaluation approach

animal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1475-1483 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.E. Duval ◽  
N. Bareille ◽  
A. Madouasse ◽  
M. de Joybert ◽  
K. Sjöström ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Management Programme ◽  
Herd Health ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Organic Dairy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cattle Farms

Behaviour, illness and management during the periparturient period in dairy cows

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (9) ◽  
pp. 988 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Sepúlveda-Varas ◽  
J. M. Huzzey ◽  
D. M. Weary ◽  
M. A. G. von Keyserlingk
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Feeding Time ◽  
Herd Health ◽  
Behavioural Changes ◽  
Resting Behaviour ◽  
Periparturient Period ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Before And After

The periparturient period, typically defined as the period immediately before and after calving, is a challenging time for dairy cattle that must cope with physiological, metabolic and endocrine changes, as well as a variety of environmental and management-related stressors. These challenges likely contribute to the high incidence of disease observed during the weeks following parturition. Changes in behaviour during the period around parturition can be used to identify animals that are ill or at risk of disease. The aim of this review is to summarise current knowledge on the behavioural changes of dairy cattle during the periparturient period and how these changes relate to illness. We provide an overview of the concept of sickness behaviour and describe the normal changes in feeding behaviour, social behaviour, and resting behaviour around parturition and how these behaviours differ between animals that become ill after parturition and those that remain healthy. We also review the literature on behavioural responses to common farm management practices around parturition drawing on examples related to early cow–calf separation, space restriction, social re-grouping, and housing conditions. This review focuses primarily on indoor group-housed dairy cattle as the majority of research has been focussed in this area; however, literature related to pasture-based dairy production, other farm animal species, and rodents is also discussed. Reduced feeding time and intake, increased standing time, restlessness, and a reluctance or inability to successfully compete for access to important resources are examples of the behavioural changes that have been associated with illness after calving. Using behaviour to identify sick cattle and those at increased risk of becoming ill will facilitate prompt treatment and provide opportunities to identify management changes that prevent disease, improving overall herd health and animal welfare.

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