Simple Summary Dairy calves' welfare is rapidly gaining long-deserved attention from
science and dairy farmers' communities. However, the elevated morbidity and mortality rates …

Simple Summary Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) poses a significant challenge in
managing cattle health. This intricate disease affects both the upper and lower respiratory …

In the framework of its Farm to Fork Strategy, the Commission is undertaking a
comprehensive evaluation of the animal welfare legislation. The present Opinion deals with …

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a very important disease that contributes to economic
losses in dairy and beef cattle breeding worldwide. The molecular testing of material from …

Quick thoracic ultrasonography (qTUS) is increasingly used as an on-farm method to
diagnose clinical and subclinical pneumonia in dairy calves. The primary objective of this …

Introduction Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) has a significant impact on the health and
welfare of dairy calves. It can result in increased antimicrobial usage, decreased growth rate …

For rational antimicrobial use, a timely and correct diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease,
especially pneumonia, in calves is required. Current approaches often rely on clinical signs …

Background Although thoracic auscultation (AUSC) in calves is quick and easy to perform,
the definition of lung sounds is highly variable and leads to poor to moderate accuracy in …

Simple Summary In this systematic review, we assessed studies on automatic monitoring of
respiratory disease in livestock. This can help to understand if precision livestock farming …

Clinical illness (CI) scoring using visual observation is the most widely applied method of
detecting respiratory disease in cattle but has limited effectiveness in practice. In contrast …