A5103238883- Social and Educational Sciences
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Animal health and immunology
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Social Media and Politics
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Design Education and Practice
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Freedom of Expression and Defamation
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Social Work Education and Practice
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- 3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
2009-2025
University of British Columbia
2019-2021
Although it is still most common to rear dairy calves separately from adult cattle, the interest in prolonged contact between and lactating cows during early life increasing. Previous research has documented positive effects of cow-calf (CCC) on for example calf growth udder health suckled cows, but also negative such as increased separation distress reduced weight gains after weaning. The aim this study was use information European farms with identify innovative solutions challenges CCC...
In cow-calf contact (CCC) systems breaking the maternal bond may induce stress for cow, thereby affecting feed intake, milk yield, flow rate, and electrical conductivity. This study aimed to determine consequences of weaning separation strategies in CCC intake milking characteristics cow. 2 experiments, Swedish Holstein Red cows either had (experiment 1) whole-day (CCC1, n = 12) 8.5 ± 1.2 wk (mean ±SD) followed by 12 h daytime 8 wk, before abrupt at 16.4 ±1.2 or 2) 16 1.0 wk; thereafter half...
Abstract Bovine digital dermatitis (BDD) is a contagious foot disease with worldwide occurrence in dairy cattle. The causes lameness and reduced animal welfare as well economic losses for the farmer. aetiology not fully established but associations have been made Treponema spp. Today, BDD diagnosis mainly based on visual inspection of cattle feet, therefore this study aimed to develop multiplex quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay targeting phagedenis , pedis, medium ‘Treponema vincentii’ aid...
Cow-calf contact (CCC) systems, although beneficial in many respects, introduce additional challenges to collect reliable data on milk production, which is important assess individual cow efficiency and dairy farm profitability. Apart from weighing calves before after each feeding, the amount of saleable lost due calf suckling practically impossible measure. Here, we 2 indirect methods for estimating loss when housing cows together a robotic milking unit. In our study, treatment were kept...
The restrictive regulation on synthetic molecules use, the development of organic livestock production and variability experimental protocols used to test their activity as antioxidant or in general impact animal
The growing interest for keeping dairy cows with their calves an extended period after calving is putting pressure on the scientific community to investigate effects of cow-calf contact systems animals´ welfare. main aims this study were cows´ motivation accessing over a fresh pasture, and evaluate if decreased increasing calf age. Twenty-two Swedish Red Holstein pairs enrolled at calving. dams housed in robotic barn free access outdoor where kept during pasture season. behaviours recorded...
Introduction While early separation of dairy calves after birth has been debated from an ethical and animal welfare lens, the economic evidence surrounding alternative cow-calf contact (CCC) systems is scarce. Methods To address this knowledge gap, we assessed consequences CCC using data Agriwise database as well parameters published literature in a stochastic partial budget model. The implementation very diverse between farms, so our study therefore selected limited number to assess....
Studies performed on individual research farms have reported that dairy cattle developing sole hemorrhages or ulcers in peak to mid lactation spent more time standing during the weeks around calving. The aim of this prospective observational longitudinal study was evaluate whether relationship is evident commercial herds. A convenience sample 8 herds were visited every other week, and animals without previous severe horn lesions deemed sound at 4 wk before calving enrolled. Standing behavior...
Abstract The beneficial role of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is well known. Potential risks to these from the widespread use insecticides against desert locust, a significant plant pest in Africa, Near East and South West Asia, have not been studied previously. Short‐term responses carbamate carbosulfan (Marshal®, ultra low‐volume formulation, 100 g active ingredient ha −1 ) were assessed during locust control operations at five sites within two major biotopes: Acacia tortilis...
The growing interest for keeping dairy cows with their calves an extended period after calving is putting pressure on the scientific community to investigate effects of cow-calf contact systems animals´ welfare. main aims this study were cows´ motivation accessing over a fresh pasture, and evaluate if decreased increasing calf age. Twenty-two Swedish Red Holstein pairs enrolled at calving. dams housed in robotic barn free access outdoor where kept during pasture season. behaviours recorded...