Critics of agricultural intensification have argued that the transition from smaller to larger
farms has compromised animal welfare. To critically examine evidence relevant to this claim …

The Mycoplasma sp. that cause mastitis are simple, cell wall‐less, bacteria that can colonize
and cause diseases in other extramammary sites in the bovine. Prevalence of mycoplasma …

An increase in the average herd size on Australian dairy farms has also increased the labor
and animal management pressure on farmers, thus potentially encouraging the adoption of …

Agricultural production systems in North America have become increasingly specialized.
The lack of diversification has had negative economic, biological, and environmental …

Due to increasing public health concerns that food animals could be reservoirs for antibiotic
resistant organisms, calls for reduced current antibiotic use on farms are growing …

Sustainable dairy production requires farms that are economically viable, environmentally
sound and socially acceptable. A low environmental impact of milk production is not …

Employees, many of whom are not native English speakers, perform the majority of work on
large US dairy farms. Although management of employees is a critical role of dairy owners …

The objectives were to identify relationships between human resource management (HRM)
practices used by dairy farm businesses and the productivity and profitability of the dairies …

Animal mortality is indicative of animal health and welfare standards, which are of growing
concern to the agricultural industry. The objective of the present study was to ascertain risk …

The involvement of people and technical devices is a characteristic feature of technological
processes in agriculture. Human access to modernized and more efficient technical …