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| Vaarst, M.; Bennedsgaard, T.W.. |
| De økologiske principper lægger stærk vægt på, at sygdomme skal forebygges, og at fokus skal være på dyrenes velfærd og at undgå sygdom. Dette afspejles i reglerne for økologisk husdyrhold, som absolut ikke forleder én til at betragte medicin og sygdomsbehandling som en ’smart og billig genvej til sygdomsfrihed i besætningen’. EU-reglerne anviser, at alternativer til antibiotika skal foretrækkes, hvis de har en dokumenteret effekt. De økologiske regler i USA er endnu mere restriktive. Der mister et dyr den økologiske status for altid efter antibiotikabehandling og anvendelsen er derfor meget begrænset. Alle regelsæt har dog en fælles hovedvægt på sundheds- og velfærdsfremme og at holde dyrene sunde og robuste. Der er efterhånden samlet mange... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/16974/1/16974.pdf |
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| Vaarst, M.; Maddox-Hyttel, C.; Thamsborg, S. M.; Bennedsgaard, T.W.; Vestergaard, E.M.; Fossing, C.; Ingvartsen, K.L.. |
| Gennem de seneste år har vi arbejdet med en forståelse af dyrevelfærd i økologiske besætninger, hvor begrebet “naturlighed” har fået stor betydning. I en malkekvægbesætning er det ikke muligt at tilbyde køerne 100% naturlige forhold, men man kan tilstræbe at dyrene får mulighed for at udføre deres naturlige adfærd, har en stor grad af valgfrihed, har frisk luft, dagslys og adgang til udearealer. Det stiller imidlertid større krav til de mennesker, som arbejder med dyrene, bl.a. i forhold til øget opsyn samt til bedre at kunne vurdere, hvordan dyrene har det. I projektet er der bl.a. blevet udviklet en model til vurdering af velfærd hos kalve. Den første version er blevet implementeret i rådgivning af økologiske besætninger. Den forventes endvidere... |
| Tipo: Other |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/4725/1/4725.pdf |
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| Vaarst, M.; Nissen, T.B.; Østergaard, S.; Klaas, I.C.; Bennedsgaard, T.W.; Christensen, J.. |
| The farmer field school (FFS) is a concept for farmers’ learning, knowledge exchange, and empowerment that has been developed and used in developing countries. In Denmark, a research project focusing on explicit nonantibiotic strategies involves farmers who have actively expressed an interest in phasing out antibiotics from their herds through promotion of animal health. One way of reaching this goal was to form participatory focused farmer groups in an FFS approach, which was adapted to Danish conditions and named “stable schools.” Four stable schools were established and went through a 1-yr cycle with 2 visits at each of the 5 or 6 farms connected to each group. A facilitator was connected to each group whose role was to write the meeting agenda together... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Education; Extension and communication Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13775/1/13775.pdf |
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| Vaarst, M.; Bennedsgaard, T.W.; Klaas, I.C.; Nissen, T.B.; Thamsborg, S.M.; Østergaard, S.. |
| Promotion of animal health and well-being at the individual animal and herd level is an important goal in organic farming. At the same time, chemical products affecting the natural balance among living organisms are prohibited in all areas of the organic farm. From an animal welfare point of view, however, no animal must suffer. Therefore, veterinary drugs are allowed under the European Union’s regulations for organic farming, despite the fact that they are powerful cell toxins affecting both pathogenic and necessary bacteria, and as such in organic terminology, are regarded as “chemical” or “artificial” products. In this article, we present and discuss interviews with 12 Danish organic dairy producers who claim that minimized use or nonuse of... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13776/1/13776.pdf |
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| Østergaard, U.B.; Bennedsgaard, T.W.; Klaas, Ilka. |
| This investigation was established in order to evaluate two different strategies for the treatment of retained fetal membranes (RFM) in dairy cows. The study was conducted on 35 organic and 14 conventional dairy farms in Denmark. RFM was defined as fetal membranes not expelled for more than 6 hours but less than 30 hours after calving. In the treatment group (n=61) manually removal of fetal membranes was attempted day 1 post partum, and the cows received intrauterine antibiotic treatment once (500 mg oxytetracyclinhydrochloride). In the control group (n=70) manual removal of fetal membranes was not attempted, and the cows received neither intrauterine nor systemic antibiotic treatment. However, visible parts of the fetal membranes were removed. Rectal... |
| Tipo: Thesis |
Palavras-chave: Animal husbandry; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/20661/4/20661.pdf |
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| Rasmussen, A.S.; Bennedsgaard, T.W.; Capion, N.. |
| Digital dermatitis is a major problem in the dairy production in many countries. Footbaths have been the preferred method in the control of digital dermatitis, and various products are used in despite of a lack of scientific evidence of the effect. The objective was to evaluate calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) used in footbaths as treatment and prevention of digital dermatitis. The study was conducted as a clinical trial in 4 commercial Danish dairy herds including 405 cows. Ca(OH)2 is an alkaline disinfectant which is recommended in footbaths to control digital dermatitis by some Danish hoof trimmers. The footbath used in the study was a commercial available split-footbath, which made it possible to treat one side of the cow and using the other side as a... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/20697/2/20697.pdf |
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