Over the past 100 yr, the range of traits considered for genetic selection in dairy cattle
populations has progressed to meet the demands of both industry and society. At the turn of …

The goal of this review was to analyze published data related to mitigation of enteric
methane (CH4) emissions from ruminant animals to document the most effective and …

ABSTRACT A farm-level stochastic model was used to estimate costs of 7 common clinical
diseases in the United States: mastitis, lameness, metritis, retained placenta, left-displaced …

Lameness is a severe welfare problem and a production-limiting disease in dairy farming.
The objectives of this study were to determine prevalence of lameness and investigate cow …

In this paper, we describe a novel approach to corporate involvement in on-farm
assessment, driven by the desire to provide a service for dairy producers and to create a …

This paper investigates the impact of lameness on milk yield. The dataset includes
approximately 8000 test-day milk yields from 900 cows on five farms in Gloucester, UK …

In its simplest form, longevity is defined as the ability to live a long life. Within the dairy
industry, longevity has been defined and measured in many different ways, and the aim of …

Lameness is one of the most important endemic diseases of cattle, particularly in the dairy
sector. It has a significant impact on health and welfare and leads to a range of production …

To explore how hoof pathologies affect dairy cattle gait, we studied cows with sole
hemorrhages (n= 14), sole ulcers (n= 7), and those with no visible injuries (n= 17). Overall …

Lameness is widely recognized as one of the most serious welfare and production concerns
in the dairy industry. Our objectives were to evaluate the associations between lying …