Foot disorders are costly health disorders in dairy farms, and their prevalence is related to
several factors such as breed, nutrition, and farmer's management strategy. Very few …

Abstract This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission's mandate on the
welfare of dairy cows as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. It includes three assessments …

Increasing shortages and costs of common bedding materials have led dairy farmers in
Sweden to consider using recycled manure solids (RMS), which are readily available and …

Background Lameness is a significant problem for the dairy industry worldwide. No previous
studies have evaluated the prevalence of lameness or digital dermatitis (DD) in dairy cattle …

Digital dermatitis (DD) is a painful infectious disease in dairy cattle that causes ulcerative
lesions of the skin just above the coronary band, mainly of the hind legs. Estimates for DD …

Digital dermatitis is one of the most important causes of lameness in dairy cattle, particularly
in housed, intensively-managed cattle. The number of modern intensive dairy farms in China …

Kompostierungsställe für Milchkühe wurden in den letzten Jahren aufgrund von Vorteilen
hinsichtlich Tiergesundheit und Tierwohl zunehmend umgesetzt. Im Rahmen der …

Bakgrund Genom att separera gödsel får man gödselfiber (fiberströ) som kan användas som
strömedel i liggbås för mjölkkor. Användningen av fiberströ till mjölkkor har ökat i Sverige de …

This opinion, produced upon a request from the European Commission, focuses on
transport of domestic birds and rabbits in containers (eg any crate, box, receptacle or other …