As farm animal welfare is high on the political and societal agendas of many countries,
considerable pressure exists to establish audit programs in which farm animal welfare is …

Previous studies have indicated that lame cows have reduced milk yield both before and
after they are treated for lameness. One explanation for the reduction in yield before …

Claw horn disorders, infectious diseases of hooves and leg injuries cause lameness in dairy
cows. However, such diseases as sole haemorrhages, sole ulcers or white line diseases …

Hoof diseases are a problem in many dairy herds. To study one aspect of the problem,
genetic correlations between 4 hoof diseases, protein yield, clinical mastitis, number of …

A key indicator of resource use within farming is technical efficiency, which measures the
amount of physical output attainable from a given set of inputs. The social aspects, in …

The aim of the study was to investigate whether the presence of digital dermatitis (DD) and
sole ulcer (SU) in dairy cows was associated with changes in behaviour and milk …

Lameness is one of the most serious health and welfare problems faced by dairy cattle. The
aim of this study was to assess how aware Czech farm managers were of this problem. The …

Bovine digital dermatitis (BDD) is a common infectious foot disease whose aetiology is not
fully understood. Its origin is thought to be multifactorial, with treponemes being involved …

The accumulation of urine and feces can be responsible for many cow and environmental
problems. Despite this, little is known about the factors affecting defecation and urination. In …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible influence of hoof diseases in heifers on
the concentrations of selected acute phase proteins and some other variables related to …