There is an increasing interest in using precision dairy technologies (PDT) to monitor real-
time animal behavior and physiology in livestock systems around the world. Although PDT in …

Simple Summary The transition from late gestation to early lactation is a challenging period
for dairy cows. A successful transition period depends on metabolic adaptation to the new …

Heat-stressed dairy cows on pasture will compete for resources that aid cooling, but it is not
known how heat stress affects the competition for water by indoor-housed cows. The aim of …

Simple Summary Today's intensive dairy cattle farming causes more and more stress for the
animals, which they must deal with in order to maintain a steady level of animal welfare and …

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is closely associated with the occurrence of puerperal metritis in
dairy cows. E. coli carries some the virulence and multi-drug resistant genes, which pose a …

The objective was to assess differences in productive and reproductive performance, and
survival associated with vaginal discharge characteristics and fever in postpartum dairy …

Simple Summary There are several conditions and diseases considered painful to cattle.
One reason for the inconsistency in pain recognition and thus pain relief in cattle is the …

Tracking data are increasingly used for studying social behavior in dairy cows but guidelines
are not available regarding the appropriate system setup and data quality. In this study, we …

The objective of this study was to assess how uterine disorders alter the lying behaviour and
plasma biomarkers in dairy cows. 34 multiparous cows were retrospectively classified into …

The objective of this study was to determine whether data from an electronic drinking system
that tracks individual animal attendance with ear tag transponders could be used to detect …