Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin
Fifty years ago, the US livestock industry associations were mainly concerned about reducing economic losses from bruises and deaths during handling and transport. Today it is essential to prevent cruelty, pain, and suffering, but it is als...
Current Trends and New Developments in Assessing and Managing Pain in Cattle [0.03%]
当前评估和管理牛疼痛的的趋势及新进展
Eduarda M Bortoluzzi,Johann F Coetzee
Eduarda M Bortoluzzi
Effective pain management in cattle and small ruminants remains a significant challenge due to a combination of regulatory constraints, financial considerations, and the inherent difficulties associated with pain assessment in livestock. De...
Improving the Welfare of Ruminants Around Weaning: Transitioning from Milk to a Solid Diet [0.03%]
反刍动物断奶期间的福利改善：从牛奶到固体食物的过渡
Heather W Neave,Gosia Zobel,Sue McCoard et al.
Heather W Neave et al.
Weaning is a critical transition for young ruminants, involving nutritional, behavioral, and environmental changes that can compromise welfare. This review evaluates the effects of weaning age (earlier vs later) and milk removal method (abr...
Jennifer B Walker
Jennifer B Walker
Animal welfare assessments on farms have been used to enforce minimum standards to maintain market access but have delivered limited improvement in the overall welfare of farm animals. Veterinarians are uniquely positioned to incorporate an...
Nigel B Cook,Murray Jelinski,Sarah E Erickson
Nigel B Cook
Themes common to beef and dairy cattle in the prevention of claw horn lesions are enhancements to comfort, flooring, and handling practices, and careful use of hoof trimming to unload pressure on the claws, without the removal of excessive ...
Nutritional Challenges Related to Animal Welfare in Feedlot and Dairy Cattle [0.03%]
肉牛和奶牛营养与福利面临的挑战
Tim McAllister,Terry Engle
Tim McAllister
The current article describes select nutritional metabolic disorders that can impact the health and well-being of beef and dairy cattle. These include: Subclinical or clinical acidosis that can lead to rumen, hind gut, or systemic acidosis....
Inmaculada Cuevas-Gómez,José María Sánchez,Bernadette Earley
Inmaculada Cuevas-Gómez
Transitions between production phases are critical periods marked by physiologic, nutritional, and environmental challenges. These challenges increase the risk of diseases that significantly affect welfare, animal performance, and farm effi...
Livestock Veterinarians' Evolving Role in Enhancing Human Animal Interactions [0.03%]
兽医在促进人与动物互动中的作用日益重要
Michelle S Calvo-Lorenzo,Mariana Guerra-Maupome,Kurt D Vogel et al.
Michelle S Calvo-Lorenzo et al.
Research on the quality of human-animal interactions (HAIs) supports that there are direct and indirect impacts to HAIs, which can exert positive or negative effects on ruminant behavior, productivity, reproduction, and welfare. Ensuring th...
Anthony Tarpoff,Zachary Smith,Micheal Brouk
Anthony Tarpoff
Animal health, well-being, and productivity are directly impacted by environmental extremes. The outdoor environment in which minimal excess energy requirements are used to maintain body temperature is often referred to as the thermoneutral...
Lily Edwards-Callaway,Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein
Lily Edwards-Callaway