Animal Welfare and feeding management practices in dairy cattle farms
Parameters related with the animal welfare in Northwestern Spain dairies (first chapter – Study 1) and, feeding management practices in California dairies (second and third chapter – Study 2). The aim of both studies will be focus on finding opportunities to improve. First study will be an on-farm a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | libro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC) |
| Repositorio: | Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/42047 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10347/42047 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Animal welfare Dayry cattle |
| Sumario: | Parameters related with the animal welfare in Northwestern Spain dairies (first chapter – Study 1) and, feeding management practices in California dairies (second and third chapter – Study 2). The aim of both studies will be focus on finding opportunities to improve. First study will be an on-farm assessment in 73 Lugo dairies ranging in size 20 – 244 cows. Measurements will be collected only once on every dairy around the time of the first milking (7 to 9 am) by the same assessor. The assessment for each dairy is composed of three sections: Observation and evaluation of the animals in the feed alley; Evaluation, measuring and rating of facilities by maintenance status; Interviewing of dairy producer (survey) about management practices of facilities and herd including cleaning practices, preventive treatment programs and outdoor access; Parameters in relation to the loading errors; Parameters in relation to the preparation and feeding times. |
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