[HTML][HTML] Animal welfare implications of digital tools for monitoring and management of cattle and sheep on pasture

A Herlin, E Brunberg, J Hultgren, N Högberg… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Monitoring the welfare of cattle and sheep in large pastures can be time-
consuming, especially if the animals are scattered over large areas in semi-natural pastures …

Strategies for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) diagnosis and prognosis: a comprehensive overview

MS Kamel, JL Davidson, MS Verma - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) poses a significant challenge in
managing cattle health. This intricate disease affects both the upper and lower respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioral fingerprinting: acceleration sensors for identifying changes in livestock health

B Fan, R Bryant, A Greer - J, 2022 - mdpi.com
During disease or toxin challenges, the behavioral activities of grazing animals alter in
response to adverse situations, potentially providing an indicator of their welfare status …

Machine learning to detect posture and behavior in dairy cows: Information from an accelerometer on the animal's left flank

P Balasso, G Marchesini, N Ughelini, L Serva… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study analyzed the possibility of automatically detecting dairy cow
behavior by combining the use of a single triaxial accelerometer applied to the animal's left …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of rumination in cattle using an accelerometer ear-tag: A comparison of analytical methods and individual animal and generic models

AZ Chang, ES Fogarty, LE Moraes… - … and Electronics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
On-animal sensors are revolutionising livestock farming by automating individual animal
monitoring. Rumination is closely linked to cow health and physiology and is a perfect …

The welfare of ill and injured feedlot cattle: a review of the literature and implications for managing feedlot hospital and chronic pens

ER Sundman, GA Dewell, RD Dewell… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
By definition, ill and injured animals are on the negative valence of animal welfare. For beef
cattle kept in feedlot settings, advances in cattle health management have resulted in a …

[HTML][HTML] Technological tools for the early detection of bovine respiratory disease in farms

A Puig, M Ruiz, M Bassols, L Fraile, R Armengol - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The inclusion of remote automatic systems that use continuous learning
technology are of great interest in precision livestock cattle farming, since the average size …

Predictive modeling of bovine respiratory disease outcomes in feedlot cattle: A narrative review

L Wisnieski, DE Amrine, DG Renter - Livestock Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Predictive modeling, which aims to predict a current or future event, is a potential way to
improve identification of cattle at-risk for new onset bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and …

Are automated sensors a reliable tool to estimate behavioural activities in grazing beef cattle?

I Poulopoulou, C Lambertz, M Gauly - Applied animal behaviour science, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of automated sensors, that record feeding and locomotion behaviour in livestock,
become more and more prominent, for example for the early detection of diseases in dairy …

Comparison of physiological markers, behavior monitoring, and clinical illness scoring as indicators of an inflammatory response in beef cattle

AE Juge, RF Cooke, G Ceja, M Matt, CL Daigle - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
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 …