Associating cow characteristics with sub-optimal mobility in dairy cows in Irish pasture-based systems

Aisling O'Connor; Eddie Bokkers; I.J.M. de Boer; H. Hogeveen; R. Sayers; N. Byrne; E. Ruelle; L. Shalloo

Abstract

Sub-optimal mobility in dairy cows has significant economic and environmental consequences which have yet to be extensively researched or quantified for pasture-based systems. While traditionally lameness was defined by a requirement to treat individual cows, sub-optimal mobility is now being used to identify lameness in pasture-based systems. Compared to cows in confinement systems, cows in pasture-based systems are exposed to different types of mobility issues. While cows in confinement systems are at risk to infectious hoof disorders such as mortellaro, cows in pasture-based systems are vulnerable to noninfectious hoof disorders, such as overgrown claws and whiteline disease. To precisely quantify suboptimal mobility in terms of its impacts economically and environmentally, a clear understanding of the characteristics of a sub-optimal mobility cow is required. Mobility score (MS), hoof disorders prevalence
and body condition score (BCS) were recorded for 7,649 dairy cows and were examined in this study in order to characterise a cow with sub-optimal mobility. Cows with more severe type hoof disorders were significantly more at risk to having sub-optimal mobility; this study shows that both hoof disorders and
BCS are useful indicators of sub-optimal mobility in dairy cows.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sustainable meat and milk production from grasslands
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 27th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation Cork, Ireland 17-21 June 2018
Place of Publication	Wageningen
Publisher	Wageningen Academic Publishers
Pages	765-768
ISBN (Electronic)	9781841706443
ISBN (Print)	9781841706436
Publication status	Published - 17 Jun 2018
Event	27th European Grassland Federation General Meeting Cork (EGF 2018): Sustainable meat and milk production from grasslands - Cork, Ireland Duration: 17 Jun 2018 → 21 Jul 2018 https://www.egf2018.com/

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Name	Grassland Science in Europe
Volume	23

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Conference	27th European Grassland Federation General Meeting Cork (EGF 2018)
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Cork
Period	17/06/18 → 21/07/18
Internet address	https://www.egf2018.com/

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Economic and environmental impact of diseases in Irish grass-based dairy farming
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O'Connor, A., Bokkers, E., de Boer, I. J. M., Hogeveen, H., Sayers, R., Byrne, N., Ruelle, E., & Shalloo, L. (2018). Associating cow characteristics with sub-optimal mobility in dairy cows in Irish pasture-based systems. In Sustainable meat and milk production from grasslands: Proceedings of the 27th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation Cork, Ireland 17-21 June 2018 (pp. 765-768). (Grassland Science in Europe; Vol. 23). Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://edepot.wur.nl/457911

O'Connor, Aisling ; Bokkers, Eddie ; de Boer, I.J.M. et al. / Associating cow characteristics with sub-optimal mobility in dairy cows in Irish pasture-based systems. Sustainable meat and milk production from grasslands: Proceedings of the 27th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation Cork, Ireland 17-21 June 2018. Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018. pp. 765-768 (Grassland Science in Europe).

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O'Connor, A, Bokkers, E , de Boer, IJM , Hogeveen, H, Sayers, R, Byrne, N, Ruelle, E & Shalloo, L 2018, Associating cow characteristics with sub-optimal mobility in dairy cows in Irish pasture-based systems. in Sustainable meat and milk production from grasslands: Proceedings of the 27th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation Cork, Ireland 17-21 June 2018. Grassland Science in Europe, vol. 23, Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, pp. 765-768, 27th European Grassland Federation General Meeting Cork (EGF 2018), Cork, Ireland, 17/06/18. <https://edepot.wur.nl/457911>

Associating cow characteristics with sub-optimal mobility in dairy cows in Irish pasture-based systems. / O'Connor, Aisling; Bokkers, Eddie ; de Boer, I.J.M. et al.
Sustainable meat and milk production from grasslands: Proceedings of the 27th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation Cork, Ireland 17-21 June 2018. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018. p. 765-768 (Grassland Science in Europe; Vol. 23).

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O'Connor A, Bokkers E , de Boer IJM , Hogeveen H, Sayers R, Byrne N et al. Associating cow characteristics with sub-optimal mobility in dairy cows in Irish pasture-based systems. In Sustainable meat and milk production from grasslands: Proceedings of the 27th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation Cork, Ireland 17-21 June 2018. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers. 2018. p. 765-768. (Grassland Science in Europe).

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