7539: Dairy health in German organic farming - an intervention study on lameness and the implementation of herd health plans
(2006) Dairy health in German organic farming - an intervention study on lameness and the implementation of herd health plans. Paper presented at Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006..
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Summary
A pilot study carried out in 2002/2003 (50 farms) revealed that production diseases such as mastitis, lameness and metabolic disorders play a considerable role in german organic dairy farming. In a follow-up project, an intervention study on lameness is currrently being carried out in 43 cubicle housed Holstein Friesian herds. Farms are monitored at 3-months intervals for two years. The average baseline lameness prevalence was 26%. Preliminary findings suggest a beneficial effect of access to pasture during summer and improvements due to intervention measures (housing, management) taken in approximately half of the farms. In a third step, herd health plans with regard to mastitis, lameness, metabolic disorders, reproductive disorders and calf diseases will be implemented on the project farms integrating farmers, veterinary practitioners and advisors.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Subject Areas: | Animal husbandry > Health and welfare |
| Research affiliation: | International Conferences > Joint Organic Congress 2006 > Theme 8: Animal health and disease handling |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 7539 |
| Contact: | Winckler, Prof. Christoph |
| Deposited On: | 09 May 2006 |
| EPrint Type: | Submit a paper or a poster to a conference |
| Published?: | Published |
| Type of presentation: | Paper |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
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