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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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| Fossing, C.; Vaarst, M.; Houe, H.; Enevoldsen, C.. |
| A cross-sectional observational study with repeated observations was conducted on 16 Danish dairy farms to quantify the influence of observer, parity, time (stage in lactation) and farm on variables routinely selected for inclusion in clinical protocols, thereby to enable a more valid comparison of udder health between different herds. During 12 months, participating herds were visited 5 times by project technicians, who examined 20 cows and scored the selected clinical variables. The estimates of effect on variables were derived from a random regression model procedure. Statistical analyses revealed that, although estimates for occurrence of several the variables, e.g. degree of oedema, varied significantly between observers, the effects on many of these... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/4722/1/4722.doc |
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| Fossing, C.; Vaarst, M.; Ersbøll, A.K.; Thamsborg, S.. |
| A prospective observational study, split over two periods, was set up to describe initial symptom patterns and convalescence progression of treated clinical cases of mastitis on 29 Danish dairy farms. In the first study period all cows were treated with antibiotics (group A); in the second study period cows were treated with classical homeopathy (group B1) or antibiotics (group B2). Initial symptom and treatment patterns were examined by factor analyses. The 1st analysis included all clinical observations made on treatment day. The difference between the 3 groups in mean scores for revealed factors was tested by Students t-test. The 2nd and 3rd analyses were performed separately for groups A and B1 and included all variables measured. Differences between... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/4720/2/4720.pdf |
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| Fossing, C.; Vaarst, M.; Wemelsfelder, F.; Thamsborg, S.M.. |
| The aim of this study was to test the application of a novel statistical method, Free Choice. Profiling (FCP), for evaluation of cattle health. Participants were two groups of veterinarians: a group with biomedical background (n=7) and a group, who practiced homeopathy (n=8). Examined animals were 10 dairy cows. Using FCP methodology participants evaluated behavior in relation to health by watching video sequences of the cows, and evaluated health status by conducting clinical examinations. Data was analyzed with Generalized Procrustes Analysis, both separately for the 2 groups and for the merged group. Significant agreement was found between participants for all analyses (p<0.001), particularly regarding behavior (between 70-80%). Semantic... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Surveys and statistics; Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/4723/1/4723.pdf |
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