Lameness Affects Cow Feeding But Not Rumination Behavior as Characterized from Sensor Data

Thorup, Vivi M.; Nielsen, Birte L.; Robert, Pierre-Emmanuel; Giger-Reverdin, Sylvie; Konka, Jakub; Michie, Craig; Friggens, Nicholas C.

doi:10.3389/fvets.2016.00037

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“…It has been demonstrated that lame cows present reduced eating times, and less frequent visits to the concentration feeder than normal cows [43]. In addition, it was shown a reduction in food intake and feed frequency in lame cows compared to normal cows [39]. The lower cholesterol concentrations in lame cows can be explained by lower food intake, which is caused by lameness [18,21].…”

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Biochemical Profile and Productive Performance in Dairy Cows with Lameness During Postpartum Period

Paiano

Birgel

Ollhoff

et al. 2019

Acta Scientiae. Vet.

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Background: Lameness in dairy cows is classified as a gait change caused by multifactorial process. The phase of the peripartum causes intense physiological changes for the adaptation of late gestation and onset of lactation. The aim of this study was to characterize the changes in the biochemical profile and productive performance in dairy cows with lameness during postpartum period. A total, of 48 multiparous (2 to 3 lactations and 3-4 years old) dairy cows, that had the milk production of 9,200 kg/ dairy cow in a period of 305 days in the previous lactation, were included in the study. All cows were managed under the same conditions and nutritional regimen. Evaluation of body condition score was performed by a single person on -18, -12, -8, -5, and -2 days before parturition, at parturition, and on days 1, 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition. Milk production was recorded on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition and saved in the software program. Blood samples were performed on -18, -12, -8, -5, and -2 days before parturition, at parturition, and on days 1, 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition. Blood samples were assayed for albumin, calcium, cholesterol, triglycerides, non-esterified fatty acids, β-hydroxybutyrate, urea, creatinine, gamma-glutamil-transferase and total protein concentrations. Dairy cows were divided into a lame group (11) and normal group (37) based on locomotion score from parturition to seven days postpartum. Lame cows was classified if their score was > 2, and normal cows was classified if their score was ≤ 2 and free of any disease. Dairy cows that suffer by any health disorder other than lameness were excluded from this study. Cow diagnosed with lameness outside the diagnostic period were excluded from this study. The averages of the milk production, body condition score and biochemical profile were compared with the Tukey's test. Lame cows showed lower (P < 0.05) concentrations of albumin (on days -18 -12, -8, -5, -2 relative to parturition, at parturition, and on days 7, 14, 21, 45 and 60 after parturition) calcium (on days -18, -12, -8, -5 and -2 before parturition, and on days 7, 14, 21, 45 and 60 after parturition), cholesterol (on days -12, -8, -5 before parturition and on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition) than normal cows. Cow with lameness showed higher (P < 0.05) concentration of triglyceride (on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition), non-esterified fatty acids (on days 1, 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition) and β-hydroxybutyrate (on days -12, -5 and -2 before parturition, at parturition, and on days 1, 14, 21 and 30 after parturition) than normal group. Cows with lameness presented higher (P < 0.05) values of body condition score on days -18, -12 and -8 before parturition, and lower (P < 0.05) values on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition than normal cows. Milk production was lower (P < 0.05) for cows with lameness (on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 45 and 60 after parturition) than normal cows. Discussion: The overall pr...

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Biochemical Profile and Productive Performance in Dairy Cows with Lameness During Postpartum Period

Paiano

Birgel

Ollhoff

et al. 2019

Acta Scientiae. Vet.

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“…Parameters such as step length, step height and back curvature are measured in such systems to detect the degree of impaired locomotion. Also, techniques involving the attachment of accelerometers to the limbs to measure the accelerations during locomotion [42] and sensitive walkways containing pressure sensors [43] are related to kinematic principle.…”

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The Impact of Lameness on Dairy Cattle Welfare: Growing Need for Objective Methods of Detecting Lame Cows and Assessment of Associated Pain

Ramanoon¹,

Sadiq²,

Mansor³

et al. 2018

Animal Welfare

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Dairy cows are the major animals reared for milk production worldwide. Lameness is a manifestation of painful condition due to injury or disease in the foot, regarded as a major welfare problem in dairy cows. An effective lameness management requires prompt identification of lame cows. The objectives of this systematic review were to discuss the various techniques of detecting lameness, assessment of the associated pain, and the impact of lameness on dairy cow welfare. Results from the literature search yielded 534 papers, with 102 papers meeting the inclusion criteria. The eligible studies were discussed in two sections which were; (1) lameness detection systems and their application in pain assessment using four methods: gait and behavioral variables, physiological parameters, pressure nociceptive threshold and blood biomarkers; (2) impact of lameness on animal-based welfare measures. Despite the limitations in the use of automated locomotion scoring systems, results showed the technique remains a promising tool for the prompt detection of lame cows compared with manual systems (MLSS). More investigation of such systems could aid the validation of pain in cows with various degree of lameness. Further studies are required for early lameness detection and minimizing the welfare implications in dairy herds.

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“…Cows affected with lameness experience hyperalgesia (increased sensitivity to pain), which can persist for ≥28 d (Whay et al, 1998;Whay et al, 2005). Pain associated with lameness can alter feeding behavior in affected cows (Thorup et al, 2016), decrease feed intake (Shonka and Spurlock, 2014), a subsequent decrease in body condition (Gráff et al, 2016), and a prolonged state of negative energy balance that can affect follicular growth, oocyte quality, and embryo survival (Santos and Ribeiro, 2014). Another explanation is that lameness can stimulate a systemic inflammatory response, including an increased gene expression for proinflammatory cytokines (O'Driscoll et al, 2015), which can affect follicular growth and oocyte quality.…”

Section: Pregnancy Loss As a Function Of Exposure To Mastitis During mentioning

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Epidemiologic and economic analyses of pregnancy loss attributable to mastitis in primiparous Holstein cows

Dahl

Vries

Maunsell

et al. 2018

Journal of Dairy Science

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The main objective of the study reported here was to examine the association between pregnancy loss (PL) and previous exposure to clinical or subclinical mastitis before breeding or during gestation in primiparous Holstein cows. A secondary objective was to estimate the cost of clinical mastitis during gestation, including that of PL attributable to mastitis in study cows. A total of 687 primiparous Holstein cows from 1 dairy farm were included in a matched case-control study. Study cows were declared pregnant via ultrasound on d 33 after timed artificial insemination (TAI). Case cows (n = 78) were those diagnosed as nonpregnant by rectal palpation on d 47 or 75 after TAI. Control cows were those confirmed as pregnant by rectal palpation on d 47 and 75 after TAI. Case cows were matched with eligible controls according to year of calving and calving-to-conception interval ±3 d. Cows were assigned to 1 of 3 groups: (1) cows not affected with clinical or subclinical mastitis; (2) cows affected with subclinical mastitis (Dairy Herd Improvement Association somatic cell score >4.5); and (3) cows affected with clinical mastitis during 2 exposure periods, 1 to 42 d before breeding or during gestation (1 to PL diagnosis day for case cows, and 1 to 75 d for control cows). Conditional logistic regression was used to model the odds of PL as a function of previous exposure to mastitis in study cows. Mastitis before breeding was not associated with PL. The odds of PL were 2.21 times greater in cows affected with clinical mastitis during gestation (95% confidence interval = 1.01, 4.83), compared with cows without mastitis, after controlling for breeding type and lameness. The cost of clinical mastitis during gestation was $149, which includes the cost ($27) of PL attributable to mastitis. In conclusion, this study provides evidence that clinical mastitis during gestation can cause PL in primiparous dairy cows leading to economic losses.

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Lameness Affects Cow Feeding But Not Rumination Behavior as Characterized from Sensor Data

Cited by 63 publications

References 32 publications

Biochemical Profile and Productive Performance in Dairy Cows with Lameness During Postpartum Period

Biochemical Profile and Productive Performance in Dairy Cows with Lameness During Postpartum Period

The Impact of Lameness on Dairy Cattle Welfare: Growing Need for Objective Methods of Detecting Lame Cows and Assessment of Associated Pain

Epidemiologic and economic analyses of pregnancy loss attributable to mastitis in primiparous Holstein cows

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