Does milk yield reflect the level of welfare in dairy herds?
| Autor: | Maud Coignard, Isabelle Veissier, Raphaël Guatteo, A. Lehebel, Charlotte Hoogveld, Luc Mounier, Nathalie Bareille |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Biologie, Epidémiologie et analyse de risque en Santé Animale (BIOEPAR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores - UMR 1213 (UMRH), VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
040301 veterinary sciences
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] animal diseases media_common.quotation_subject Yield (finance) Welfare Negative association Biology Animal Welfare [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences 0403 veterinary science Milk yield Animal science Milk production Animal welfare Lactation medicine Animals [INFO]Computer Science [cs] media_common 2. Zero hunger General Veterinary Dairy herds 0402 animal and dairy science food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 040201 dairy & animal science Dairying Milk medicine.anatomical_structure Herd Cattle Female Animal Science and Zoology France Dairy herd |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Journal Veterinary Journal, Elsevier, 2014, 199 (1), pp.184-187. ⟨10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.10.011⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1090-0233 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.10.011 |
| Popis: | International audience; Under the assumption that milk yield may be reduced in herds with impaired welfare, the present study aimed at investigating whether milk yield could be used as a reliable indicator of welfare. In 125 commercial French dairy herds, the association between the welfare of the herd (evaluated using the Welfare Quality assessment protocol) and cow milk yield was investigated using linear mixed models. Positive associations were identified between milk yield and low aggressions between cows and good emotional state of the herd but there was a negative association with good health assessed through the occurrence of diseases and injuries. These opposite associations resulted in no association with the overall welfare of the herd. Milk yield should not therefore be used as an indicator of overall welfare. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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