Abstract This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission's mandate on the
welfare of dairy cows as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. It includes three assessments …

Dairy production on farms is based on properly selected technologies implemented in
various areas of the barn and outside the livestock buildings. These technologies are …

Intensification within the dairy industry has led to an increase in use of more restrictive
indoor housing systems (most commonly tiestalls and freestalls) and less use of the pasture …

The intensification of dairy production over the course of the last decades has led to
substantial changes in the housing and the management of dairy cattle, and increased …

Animal welfare research has raised concerns regarding the intensification of farm animal
housing systems that offer limited opportunity for movement. Applying deep learning models …

Simple Summary Some dairy cows show uni or bilateral hard protuberances over certain
ribs. Although not painful, these injuries may have welfare and economic implications. The …

The goal of this study was to isolate spectral fingerprints from milk Fourier transform infrared
spectra that may reflect potential improvements in cow welfare, specifically comfort and ease …

Comparing the frequency of cow contact with stall rails across multiple stall designs may
help to determine which stall configurations best promote cow ease of movement and …

In a previous study (Assessment 1), an on-farm assessment tool was used to establish a
standard across 60 Quebec dairy farms using animal-, stall-, and management-based …

Animal welfare research has raised concerns regarding the intensification of farm animal
housing systems that offer limited opportunity for movement. However, no currently available …