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Moderate lameness leads to marked behavioral changes in dairy cows.

H C Weigele¹, L Gygax¹, A Steiner²

¹Centre for Proper Housing of Ruminants and Pigs, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Agroscope Tänikon, Ettenhausen 8356, Switzerland.

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Summary

Early detection of cow lameness is possible by monitoring subtle behavioral changes. Moderately lame cows exhibit altered lying, activity, and feeding patterns compared to healthy animals, offering promising indicators for early intervention.

Keywords:

automatic recording behavior dairy cow early detection lameness

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Behavioral Science

Background:

Lameness significantly impacts dairy cow welfare and production.
Early detection of lameness is crucial for timely intervention and improved animal health.
Behavioral changes in severely lame cows are well-documented, but effects of moderate lameness require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the behavior of nonlame and moderately lame cows to identify early indicators of lameness.
To investigate the effects of moderate lameness on lying behavior, locomotor activity, neck activity, feeding, and rumination.

Main Methods:

Behavioral data collected from 142 nonlame and 66 moderately lame cows across 17 Swiss dairy farms over two 48-h periods.
Utilized accelerometers (MSR145) for lying behavior and activity monitoring.
Employed noseband sensors (RumiWatch halter) to record feeding and rumination.
Recorded visits to feeders/brushes and milking order position.

Main Results:

Moderately lame cows showed longer lying duration, longer lying bouts, and increased lateral asymmetry in lying.
Reduced locomotor and neck activity, decreased eating time, and fewer eating chews were observed in moderately lame cows.
Moderately lame cows visited the concentrate feeder and brush less frequently and had a later milking order position.

Conclusions:

Significant and biologically relevant behavioral differences exist between nonlame and moderately lame cows.
Observed behavioral changes in moderately lame cows show promise for developing tools for early lameness detection.
Monitoring specific behavioral patterns can aid in proactive dairy herd management and welfare.