Description and factors of variation of the overall health score in French dairy cattle herds using the Welfare Quality® assessment protocol

Coignard, Maud; Guatteo, Raphaël R.; Veissier, Isabelle; Roches, Alice de Boyer Des; Mounier, Luc; Lehébel, Anne; Bareille, Nathalie N.

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.07.018

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“…These were linked to a concrete floor, sliding without bedding and permanent containment of cows in 53 visited farms. These factors represented a constant source of pain and discomfort and thus constituted major damage to their well-being (Whay et al, 2003;Coignard et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

Dairy cow welfare assessment on Algerian farms

Benatallah¹,

Ghozlane²,

Marié³

2015

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dairy cow welfare assessment on Algerian farms

Benatallah¹,

Ghozlane²,

Marié³

2015

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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“…There was an increased risk with autumnwinter calvings (Erb and Martin, 1980). Dystocia incidences in pasture-based systems (Stevenson, 2000;Mee et al, 2011;Stafford, 2011;Ribeiro et al, 2013) are similar to other production systems (Mee, 2008;Coignard et al, 2013) No effect of housing (Coleman et al, 1985) or housing system and type of bedding on metritis was found (Bruun et al, 2002). Housing conditions (cow comfort) were shown to play a role in the prevention of metritis and ketosis (Galvao, 2013).…”

Section: Herd Sizementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Dystocia may be defined as calving difficulty resulting from prolonged spontaneous calving or prolonged or severe assisted extraction (Mee, 2008). Reported incidences in dairy cattle vary considerably from 1.2 % (Gröhn et al, 1990) to 18 % (Stevenson, 2000); however, in most studies incidence ranges between 5 and 10 % (Fourichon et al, 2001;Mee et al, 2011;Stafford, 2011;Atashi et al, 2012;Coignard et al, 2013;Ribeiro et al, 2013). According to Mee (2008), dystocia rates have increased in Sweden, Canada and the USA, have remained unchanged in Australia and have decreased in Ireland in recent years.…”

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Scientific Opinion on the assessment of dairy cow welfare in small‐scale farming systems

2015

EFS2

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This opinion reviews information on small-scale dairy cow farming systems in Europe, including the impact of production diseases on welfare of cows, and proposes a methodology for welfare assessment in those systems. To address specific expectations of consumers that food be produced locally or regionally or maintaining acceptable animal welfare conditions, in addition to herd size, criteria to define farms as "non-conventional" were proposed. Several sources were investigated for identifying criteria for the description and categorisation of small-scale farms, including dairy umbrella organisations and literature. In addition to herd size (up to 75 cows), proposed criteria related to small-scale farming comprise the workforce source, input level, indigenous breed use and production type certification. To cover the large diversity of farming systems across Europe, it was proposed that farms meeting at least two of these criteria be considered non-conventional. To adapt the welfare assessment to small-scale farms, the same risk factors and welfare consequences, as measured by corresponding animalbased measures identified in previous opinions for intensive farming systems were considered to be also relevant for small-scale systems. In addition, factors related to resources provided on pasture (e.g. shelter), management of pasture (e.g. mixing herds) and management of the cows (e.g. use of local breeds) were considered more likely to be present in small-scale systems. An on-farm survey was run to collect data for welfare assessment from 124 European farms. The distribution of risk factors and animal-based measures varied across the full range in study farms and showed similar patterns in farms with different grazing systems (from no time to full year on pasture). The animal-based measures identified for intensive farming are well suited for application in smallscale dairy farms. Production disease impact on the individual animal's welfare state does not depend on herd size or farming system.

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“…Los datos reportados para hatos pequeños en sistemas similares es de 0.4 % en Chile y 15.6 % Argelia (11,19) ; algunos sistemas de producción exacerban algunos eventos y disminuyen otros que afectan el BA (8) como en esta medida. El criterio 7 (ausencia de enfermedad) no rebasa la media de valoración, obteniendo una puntuación de 45; sin embargo habría que reconsiderar el valor, debido a que proviene de un número pequeño de animales y eso eleva el puntaje de la medida, en especial de mortalidad (4.7 %) y distocias (14.9 %) donde el protocolo marca como normal valores inferiores a 2.5 % en ambas medidas.…”

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“…El protocolo Welfare Quality ® (WQ ® ) de la Unión Europea, se generó con la intención de integrar el BA en la cadena de producción de los alimentos como una estrategia para el desarrollo de políticas de producción de alimentos sustentables que permiten al consumidor elegir entre productos con valor diferenciado (3,7) . Dicho protocolo elaborado por expertos en distintas disciplinas contempla todos los factores que intervienen en la producción: instalaciones, nutrición, sanidad, manejo zootécnico y relación humanoanimal (8) ; ha sido elaborado bajo condiciones de producción europea y se ha demostrado su aplicabilidad en diversas investigaciones como: calidad del bienestar en vacas lecheras en sistemas pastoriles en Brasil (9) , valoración del BA de vacas lecheras en granjas comerciales en Argelia y Chile (10,11) , abordaje epidemiológico a los problemas más importantes en las granjas lecheras en Francia (5) , identificación de los desórdenes de salud más comunes en hatos lecheros (12) y evaluar sistemas de alojamiento y su efecto en el BA (13) .…”

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Evaluación de bienestar de vacas lecheras en sistema de producción a pequeña escala aplicando el protocolo propuesto por Welfare Quality®

Salas

Cardona

Pérez

et al. 2017

Rev. Mex. Cienc. Pecu.

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® se recabó la información por encuesta estructurada, medición de recursos y a partir de la observación animal, con ajustes a las condiciones del sistema de producción y respetando el orden y tiempo sugerido por el protocolo. En el análisis de la información se aplicaron los algoritmos de árbol de decisiones, suma ponderada y funciones I-Spline y la integral de Choquet. La clasificación final coloca a todas las UP como aceptables y corroborado en el simulador de WQ ® en línea. La calificación en cada Principio (P) fue de 39 puntos para P1, 48 para P2, 23 en P3 y P4 con 28 puntos. Aun cuando el protocolo es una herramienta útil para la valoración del bienestar animal en el sistema de producción a pequeña escala del altiplano mexicano, la aplicabilidad no es total, por ello se hace necesario el desarrollo de protocolos propios, validados y probados científicamente que representen más fehacientemente la realidad del bienestar animal en este sistema. PALABRAS CLAVE: Vacas lecheras, Bienestar animal, W elfare Quality ABSTRACTAnimal welfare data from production units in Mexico is scarce. An evaluation was done of degree of wellbeing in producing dairy cows by applying the European Welfare Quality ® (WQ ® ) protocol in four municipalities in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. A total of 1,187 cows were evaluated in producing, dry or pregnant stages. Fifty-two (52) production units were chosen for being smallscale family systems and because producers voluntarily chose to participate. Data collection for the WQ ® formats was by structured survey, resource measurement and animal observation, adjusted to the evaluated production systems and following the order and times suggested in the protocol. Four algorithms were used in data analysis: decision tree; weighted sum; i-spline functions; and Choquet integrals. All the evaluated production units were classified as acceptable, which was corroborated in the WQ ® online simulator. The scores for each Principle (P) were 39 points for P1, 48 for P2, 23 for P3, and 28 for P4. This protocol is clearly a useful tool for evaluating animal wellbeing in small-scale production systems in the high plains of Mexico. However, it is not completely applicable to these systems. Validated, scientifically-tested protocols are needed that more reliably represent the reality of animal wellbeing in these systems.

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Description and factors of variation of the overall health score in French dairy cattle herds using the Welfare Quality® assessment protocol

Cited by 30 publications

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Dairy cow welfare assessment on Algerian farms

Dairy cow welfare assessment on Algerian farms

Scientific Opinion on the assessment of dairy cow welfare in small‐scale farming systems

Evaluación de bienestar de vacas lecheras en sistema de producción a pequeña escala aplicando el protocolo propuesto por Welfare Quality®

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