Study of Animal Welfare Status and Lameness in Dairy Cow Herds in Hungary

Gudaj, Ryszard Tadeusz

Study of Animal Welfare Status and Lameness in Dairy Cow Herds in Hungary

dc.contributor.advisor	Komlósi, István
dc.contributor.advisor	Brydl, Endre
dc.contributor.author	Gudaj, Ryszard Tadeusz
dc.contributor.department	Állattenyésztési tudományok doktori iskola	hu
dc.contributor.submitterdep	DE--ATC--Mezőgazdaság- Élelmiszertudományi és Környezetgazdálkodási Kar -- DE--ATC--Mezőgazdaság- Élelmiszertudományi és Környezetgazdálkodási Kar --
dc.contributor.submitterdep	DE--ATC--Mezőgazdaság- Élelmiszertudományi és Környezetgazdálkodási Kar -- DE--ATC--Mezőgazdaság- Élelmiszertudományi és Környezetgazdálkodási Kar --
dc.contributor.submitterdep	DE--ATC--Mezőgazdaság- Élelmiszertudományi és Környezetgazdálkodási Kar --
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-10T09:31:12Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-10T09:31:12Z
dc.date.created	2013	hu_HU
dc.date.defended	2013-04-29
dc.description.abstract	Dairy welfare and lameness are hot topics in dairy industry and dairy science nowadays due to economical implications, consumer demands and impact on health. Hypothesis was tested that Hungarian Holstein-Friesian cattle have an acceptable standard of welfare. The second hypothesis tested claimed that advices given to farmers about animal welfare will significantly improve specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-limited welfare measures on Hungarian Holstein-Friesian farms. To carry out this research, 25 Holstein-Friesian farms were conducted in to the study in east and south-east of Hungary. Average welfare measures were not drastically different to those found in literature. Totally, 18 positive and 14 negative measures were discovered after providing farmers with dairy welfare solutions. Estimates found in the study confirm that farmers made compromises choosing between improved cleanliness with better body conditions and ill cattle with injuries. In the lameness part of the study aspects needed immediate actions to be taken were described. Relations between occurrence of lameness, welfare measures and environmental factors were estimated. Relations between number of blocks used by trimmers, welfare measures and environmental factors were studied probably for the first time in any epidemiological studies about lameness in dairy cattle. Correlations between occurrence of lameness and conformation traits were found. Farms were ranked regarding their success with decreasing occurrence of lameness. Professional trimming was found to be more effective in number of different conditions in comparison to on-farm trimming. The total mean estimated reduction in milk yield per 305-d lactation of lame cows in comparison to never lame cows was 372 kg. Experience from the project shows that farmers appreciate a lot help of an independent person sharing the same values for improving wellbeing of their cattle. Results from the study can be used in creating extension platform for popularising welfare issues among dairy farmers.	hu_HU
dc.format.extent	150	hu_HU
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2437/164071
dc.language.iso	en	hu_HU
dc.subject	claw disorders	hu_HU
dc.subject	type
dc.subject	trimming methods
dc.subject	orthopaedic blocks
dc.subject	locomotion
dc.subject	lameness
dc.subject	herd health
dc.subject	genetic correlation
dc.subject	dairy welfare
dc.subject	dairy cattle
dc.subject.discipline	Állattenyésztési tudományok	hu
dc.subject.sciencefield	Agrártudományok	hu
dc.title	Study of Animal Welfare Status and Lameness in Dairy Cow Herds in Hungary	hu_HU
dc.title.translated	Az állatjólét és a sántaság vizsgálata tejelő tehén állományokban Magyarországon	hu_HU