Behavioural characteristics of dairy cows with lameness in Taranaki, New Zealand

Sauter-Louis, CM; Chesterton, R.N.; Pfeiffer, Dirk U.

doi:10.1080/00480169.2004.36414

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“…Low social rank was associated with lameness (Galindo and Broom, 2002) and increased standing time (Galindo and Broom, 2000), and thus may increase the risk of lesions. Position in the social hierarchy have been shown to affect the milking position of individual dairy cows (Rathore, 1982;Sauter-Louis et al, 2004). Although we did not monitor milking order, we expect that in our study some primiparous cows were further down the milking order, resulting in increased standing times in the holding area.…”

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Claw horn lesions in mid-lactation primiparous dairy cows under pasture-based systems: Association with behavioral and metabolic changes around calving

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Keyserlingk

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Journal of Dairy Science

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The objectives of this study were to describe the lying behavior of primiparous dairy cows under pasture-based systems during the pre- and postcalving period and characterize the association of lying behavior and analytes related to energy metabolism during this period with claw horn disruption lesion development later in lactation. Our convenience sample included 39 primiparous Holstein cows from 3 commercial farms that were assessed for body condition score (BCS; 5-point scale, 0.25-point increments) and had blood collected at wk -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, and 3 relative to calving date. Blood samples were assayed for nonesterified fatty acids, β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), and cholesterol concentrations. Electronic data loggers (HOBO Pendant G Acceleration, Onset Computer Corporation, Bourne, MA) recorded lying behavior at 1-min intervals from 3 wk before calving to 3 wk after calving. Starting at 4 wk after calving and until 16 wk after calving, cows were examined for claw lesions at approximately 4-wk intervals. Sole lesions and white line lesions were scored on a 0 to 10 scale. Of the 39 primiparous cows, 19 cows scored 0 at all exams during the entire study period and 20 cows had at least 1 severe lesion (score ≥4) between 8 and 16 wk after calving. Time spent lying before calving averaged 10.3 ± 0.3 h/d, but declined to 7.3 ± 0.3 h/d after calving (least squares means ± standard error). At calving, we noted an increase in the number of lying bouts (12.9 ± 0.45 bouts/d) compared with the pre- and postcalving averages of 11.6 (±0.53) and 9.1 (±0.47) bouts, respectively. Cows that developed claw lesions later in mid lactation spent less time lying down than cows without lesions during wk 3 after calving compared with healthy cows (7.29 ± 0.22 vs. 8.51 ± 0.16 h/d). Lesion cows had fewer lying bouts per day, and these bouts were of longer duration than no-lesion cows after calving. Increased odds of lesion were found to be associated with shorter lying times and fewer number of lying bouts during wk 3 (odds ratio = 1.23). Nonesterified fatty acids (747 ± 58 vs. 990 ± 86.85 µmol/L) and BHB (0.77 ± 0.06 vs. 0.60 ± 0.04 mmol/L) concentrations during wk 1 were greater in cows that developed claw lesions relative to cows that did not develop lesions. The BHB concentrations also remained higher in wk 2 for cows that developed claw lesions (0.63 ± 0.04 vs. 0.46 ± 0.03 mmol/L) compared with cows that did not develop any lesions. Cows that developed lesions experienced greater losses in BCS from wk -3 to 3 than cows without lesions (0.74 ± 0.01 and 0.61 ± 0.01 BCS change, respectively). In summary, changes in lying behavior and energy metabolic status after calving were associated with claw horn disruption lesions in mid-lactation primiparous cows under pasture-based systems.

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Claw horn lesions in mid-lactation primiparous dairy cows under pasture-based systems: Association with behavioral and metabolic changes around calving

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Keyserlingk

et al. 2018

Journal of Dairy Science

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“…Many factors have been shown to affect the milking position of individual dairy cows, including position in the social hierarchy (Rathore, 1982;Sauter-Louis et al, 2004); introduction of new animals to the herd (Soffié et al, 1976); stage of lactation (Rathore, 1982;Sauter-Louis et al, 2004); estrus (Scott Mitchell et al, 1996); lameness (Botheras, 2006); milk yield (Rathore, 1982;Berry and McCarthy, 2012); cell count or mastitis (Rathore, 1982;Berry and Mc-Carthy, 2012;Polikarpus et al, 2015); genetics (Berry and McCarthy, 2012); and the presence of disease such as metritis and pneumonia (Polikarpus et al, 2015). The milking order (order in which cows are milked) is also related to the walking order (the order in which they leave the paddock; Sauter-Louis et al, 2004).…”

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“…Correlations between the milking orders of any 2 milkings were very high (on average, r = 0.8-0.9), even for milkings up to 6 mo apart. In 10 New Zealand herds, with an average group size of 183, Sauter-Louis et al (2004) reported Means within a column without a common superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05). Cronbach's α coefficients for milking order >0.9, with increasing walking order stability as the season progressed.…”

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“…A third possible consequence of being later in the milking order relates to the extra time spent standing in the dairy yard before milking rather than time away from the paddock. The surface on which cows walk can affect the prevalence of lameness and the experience for cows that are lame (Sauter-Louis et al, 2004;Kremer et al, 2007;von Keyserlingk et al, 2009;Cook et al, 2016). Depending on the dairy yard surface and the condition of the paddock, the effect of being at the beginning or end of the milking order might be positive or negative in terms of animal welfare.…”

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Short communication: Milking order consistency of dairy cows in large Australian herds

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Hemsworth

Fisher

2018

Journal of Dairy Science

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We used on-farm records from dairy infrastructure to examine the consistency of the milking order over 150 d in 5 Australian dairy herds that were milking more than 500 cows as a single group. Within a single day the difference in milking order rank position was less than 20 percentage points for 72% of cows. The correlation coefficient comparing milking rank position in the morning and afternoon was 0.72, with the position of cows at the beginning and end of the milking order being more consistent than cows toward the middle of the milking order. Over a period of 150 d, cows with a mean position in the first and last 20% of the milking order maintained their position more consistently than cows in the middle of the milking order. Milking position of cows between one month and the next was highly correlated (r = 0.88). In large herds, subpopulations of cows are regularly milked toward the beginning and the end of the milking order. It is common for cows to be collected from the paddock as a group, to wait as a group in the dairy yard to be milked, and to return individually to the paddock or feed pad immediately after they have been milked. Thus, cows milked later in the milking order are likely to be away from the paddock for several hours longer than cows milked earlier in the milking order. This may affect their welfare though differences in time available for lying down, equality of pasture eaten, and time spent standing in the dairy yard.

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“…Subsequently a series of further studies was undertaken to understand lameness more fully at both cow and herd level Morris 1991, 1992;Tranter et al, , 1993Sauter-Louis et al, 2004). The biggest problem in understanding and managing lameness is that there are no investigational procedures equivalent to the laboratory diagnostic tests used for other diseases.…”

Section: Lameness In Dairy Cattlementioning

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Diseases, dilemmas, decisions—Converting epidemiological dilemmas into successful disease control decisions

Morris

2015

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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Behavioural characteristics of dairy cows with lameness in Taranaki, New Zealand

Abstract: Walking/milking order was a risk factor for conditions causing lameness in dairy cows, and for the effective management of herd lameness problems it is important for farmers to be aware of this relationship.

Cited by 24 publications

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Claw horn lesions in mid-lactation primiparous dairy cows under pasture-based systems: Association with behavioral and metabolic changes around calving

Claw horn lesions in mid-lactation primiparous dairy cows under pasture-based systems: Association with behavioral and metabolic changes around calving

Short communication: Milking order consistency of dairy cows in large Australian herds

Diseases, dilemmas, decisions—Converting epidemiological dilemmas into successful disease control decisions

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