Assessment of animal welfare in dairy cows in a farm of Comarca Lagunera, México

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作者：

Alejos-De la Fuente, Jose Isidro ^{[1
]}

Sosa-Montes, Eliseo ^{[1
]}

Guzman-Gonzalez, Beatriz ^{[2
]}

Peralta-Ortiz, Jesus German ^{[3
]}

Almaraz-Buendia, Isaac ^{[3
]}

Torres-Cardona, Maria Guadalupe ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Autonoma Chapingo, Dept Zootecnia, Carr Fed Mexico Texcoco Km 38 5, Texcoco 56230, Edo De Mexico, Mexico

[2] Colegio Postgrad, Carretera Mexico Texcoco Km 38 5, Texcoco 56264, Estado De Mexic, Mexico

[3] Univ Autonoma Estado Hidalgo, Inst Ciencias Agr, Area Acad Med Vet & Zootecnia, Exhacienda Aquetzalpa 1 s n, Ave Univ Km 1 s-n Exhacienda Aquetzalpa, Tulancingo 43600, Hidalgo, Mexico

来源：

ECOSISTEMAS Y RECURSOS AGROPECUARIOS | 2024年 / 11卷

关键词：

Animal welfare; dairy cows; intensive system; PERIOD; HEALTH;

D O I：

10.19136/era.a11nIV.4122

中图分类号：

S [农业科学];

学科分类号：

09 ;

摘要：

The aim of this study was to evaluate the animal welfare status of dairy cows in an intensive production unit, using the Welfare Quality protocol. A total of 315 lactating and dry cows were evaluated, based on four principles: adequate feeding, housing, health and behavior. To achieve this, animal-based, management-based and housing-based measures were recorded. As indicated in the protocol, most of them contain a three-point scale ranging from zero to two, 0: welfare is good, 1: there is some compromise in welfare and 2: welfare is insufficient and unacceptable. The critical variables found for cow welfare were: absence of thirst; cleanliness of quarters (46.62%), udder (13.42%) and flanks (38.34%); time to lie down (5.24 s); dystocia (24%), eye discharge (6.27%) and diarrhea (100%). It is concluded that the production unit has important areas of opportunity to improve the animal welfare of its cows, according to the standards proposed by the Welfare Quality protocol.

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