Automated Methods to Detect Lameness, the Effects of Analgesic Drug Treatment, and the Effects of Hoof Trimming in Dairy Cows

Authors

  • S. A. Wagner Department of Animal Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108
  • N. Chapinal Animal Welfare Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
  • A. M. de Pasille Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC, Canada V0M lA0
  • J. Rushen Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC, Canada V0M lA0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20104158

Keywords:

lameness, dairy cows, weight distribution, lying down, hoof trimming, systemic treatment, ketoprofen, flunixin meglumine, NSAID

Abstract

Lameness in dairy cows is a commonly occurring condition that causes decreased productivity and diminished well-being. Lameness has been shown to affect gait, weight distribution, and amount of time spent lying down in dairy cows. Automated methods of measuring weight distribution and standing, walking, and lying behaviors were used, in conjunction with evaluation of gait, to measure the effects of hoof trimming and systemic treatment with the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ketoprofen and flunixin meglumine in dairy cows.

Cover image of the 43rd Conference Proceedings: Two short-horned cattle grazing in a field, surrounded by a flock of egrets. Yellow background.

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Published

2010-08-19

Issue

2010

Section

Research Summaries 4

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