Advances in dairy welfare precision technologies

15-11-2021 | |
Efficient mastitis detection provides an opportunity to implement early and adequate treatment protocols. Photo: Ton Kastermans
Efficient mastitis detection provides an opportunity to implement early and adequate treatment protocols. Photo: Ton Kastermans
Researchers from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in Portugal explain how recent work on precision technologies is helping evaluate lameness, mastitis and body condition, which are key welfare indicators for dairy cows. In milk production, there is a strong need to assess the welfare of dairy cows. The assessment of cow welfare with animal-based indicators is time-consuming and expensive – precision livestock farming solutions provide a way forward. However, precision techno


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