Does milk yield reflect the level of welfare in dairy herds?

被引：18

作者：

Coignard, Maud ^{[1
,2
]}

Guatteo, Raphael ^{[1
,2
]}

Veissier, Isabelle ^{[3
,4
]}

Lehebel, Anne ^{[1
]}

Hoogveld, Charlotte ^{[2
]}

Mounier, Luc ^{[3
,4
]}

Bareille, Nathalie ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] INRA, UMR Biol Epidemiol & Risk Anal Anim Hlth 1300, F-44307 Nantes, France

[2] LUNAM Univ, Oniris, Nantes Atlantic Coll Vet Med Food Sci & Engn, UMR BioEpAR, F-44307 Nantes, France

[3] Univ Lyon, VetAgro Sup, UMR Herbivores 1213, F-69280 Marcy Letoile, France

[4] INRA, UMR Herbivores 1213, F-63122 St Genes Champanelle, France

来源：

VETERINARY JOURNAL | 2014年 / 199卷 / 01期

关键词：

Dairy herd; Welfare; Milk production; COWS; BEHAVIOR;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.10.011

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

Under the assumption that milk yield may be reduced in herds with impaired welfare, the present study aimed at investigating whether milk yield could be used as a reliable indicator of welfare. In 125 commercial French dairy herds, the association between the welfare of the herd (evaluated using the Welfare Quality assessment protocol) and cow milk yield was investigated using linear mixed models. Positive associations were identified between milk yield and low aggressions between cows and good emotional state of the herd but there was a negative association with good health assessed through the occurrence of diseases and injuries. These opposite associations resulted in no association with the overall welfare of the herd. Milk yield should not therefore be used as an indicator of overall welfare. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：184 / 187

页数：4

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