Eindrapportage Veerkracht van Melkvee I : verandering van dynamiek, voorspellende kracht

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Abstract

The transition period is a critical phase in the life of dairy cows. Early identification of cows at risk for disease would allow for early intervention and optimization of the transition period. Based on the theory of resilience of biological systems we hypothesize that the level of vulnerability of an individual cow can be quantified by describing dynamical aspects of continuously measured physiological and behavioural variables. To examine the relationship between the risk to develop diseases early in lactation and dynamic patterns of high-resolution, physiological and behavioural data, were continuously recorded in individual cows before calving. Dynamic, quantitative parameters for high-resolution physiological and behavioural measures, continuously acquired during the dry period have predictive value for the risk of cows to develop diseases during the early lactation period. Our results suggest that quantitative parameters derived from sensor data may reflect the level of resilience of individual cows.
Original languageDutch
Place of PublicationWageningen
PublisherWageningen UR Livestock Research
Number of pages94
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Publication series

NameLivestock Research rapport
No.956
ISSN (Print)1570-8616

Keywords

  • dairy cows
  • dairy cattle
  • dry period
  • lactation
  • cattle diseases
  • animal health
  • animal behaviour
  • animal physiology
  • data collection
  • prediction
  • cattle farming

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