WELFARE Quality 3.4.1®: Lameness and integumentary damage in dairy cows in cubicle housing systems

Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Knierim, Ute; Dipl.Biol. M.Sc.Epid Brenninkmeyer, Christine

Project participants: Dippel, Sabine; Winckler, Christoph; Brinkmann, Jan; March, Solveig
 

Project description:

Nowadays, lameness is the third most common cause of abortion in dairy cows in Germany after mastitis and infertility. In addition, lameness as well as damage to the integument (skin and skin appendages) affect the well-being of cows and are therefore also important from an animal welfare perspective. An epidemiological study carried out as part of the EU Welfare-Quality® project in collaboration with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, investigated which factors influence the occurrence of this damage under practical conditions. Particular attention was paid to the housing environment (housing facilities) and various management measures such as the provision of pasture and regular hoof trimming.

Funded by the European Union, 6th Research Framework Program.


In cooperation with: Dippel, S. Friedrich Löffler Institute, Celle, Winckler, C. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Brinkmann, J. and March, S. Univ

 

Publications:

2016Brenninkmeyer, C., Dippel, S., Brinkmann, J., March, S., Winckler, C., Knierim, U., 2016. Investigating integument alterations in cubicle housed dairy cows: which types and locations can be combined? Animal: An International Journal of Animal Bioscience 10, 342-348. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731115001032 
 
2009Brenninkmeyer, C., Dippel, S., Winckler, C., Knierim, U., 2009. Rising and lying times of dairy cattle in cubicle housed barns: Can conclusions be drawn about cubicle quality?, in: KTBL (ed.), Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemäßen Tierhaltung 2009. pp. 105-113.
 
2009Dippel, S., Dolezal, M., Brenninkmeyer, C., Brinkmann, J., March, S., Knierim, U., Winckler, C., 2009. Risk factors for lameness in cubicle housed Austrian Simmental dairy cows. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 90, 102-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.03.014 
 
2009Dippel, S., Dolezal, M., Brenninkmeyer, C., Brinkmann, J., March, S., Knierim, U., Winckler, C., 2009. Risk factors for lameness in freestall-housed dairy cows across two breeds, farming systems, and countries. Journal of Dairy Science 92, 5476-5486. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2009-2288

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