Consumption of animal products such as meat, milk, and eggs in first-world countries has
leveled off, but it is rising precipitously in developing countries. Agriculture will have to …

Lameness in dairy cows has major negative impacts on animal welfare and production
economy. While previous studies have evaluated the prevalence of lameness in single …

Precision farming technologies represent an innovation challenge in terms of their diffusion
into farming practice, and create a new dynamic for research and extension roles. The …

Simple Summary Cattle lameness detection as well as behaviour recognition are the two
main objectives in the applications of precision livestock farming (PLF). Over the last five …

Lameness and leg injuries are both painful and prevalent across the dairy industry, and are
a major welfare concern. There has been a considerable amount of research focused on …

Lameness is one of the culling factors such as mastitis, low milk yield, and infertility that
cause economic losses in herd management as they threaten animal health and welfare …

Precision poultry farming technologies include the analysis of images of poultry flocks using
cameras. In large-scale waterfowl farming, these can be used to determine the individual …

Simple Summary Early detection accompanied by effective treatment is vital to minimise the
negative impacts of lameness in dairy cows. Locomotion scoring is commonly used for …

The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to assess the prevalence of lameness in
organic dairy herds in France, Germany, Spain and Sweden, and to investigate risk factors …

Lameness is an important economic problem in the dairy sector, resulting in production loss
and reduced welfare of dairy cows. Given the modern-day expansion of dairy herds, a tool to …