All Outputs (96)

Footbathing and Foot Trimming, and No Quarantine: Risks for High Prevalence of Lameness in a Random Sample of 269 Sheep Flocks in England, 2022 (2024)
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Lewis, K. E., Green, M., Clifton, R., Monaghan, E., Prosser, N., Nabb, E., & Green, L. (2024). Footbathing and Foot Trimming, and No Quarantine: Risks for High Prevalence of Lameness in a Random Sample of 269 Sheep Flocks in England, 2022. Animals, 14(14), Article 2066. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14142066

Since 2004, the prevalence of lameness in sheep flocks in England has reduced as farmers have adopted evidence-based management practices to control lameness. In 2011, the Farm Animal Welfare Council proposed a target prevalence of

Identification of Predictive Biomarkers of Lameness in Transition Dairy Cows (2024)
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Cardoso, A. S., Whitby, A., Green, M. J., Kim, D.-H., & Randall, L. V. (2024). Identification of Predictive Biomarkers of Lameness in Transition Dairy Cows. Animals, 14(14), Article 2030. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14142030

The aim of this study was to identify with a high level of confidence metabolites previously identified as predictors of lameness and understand their biological relevance by carrying out pathway analyses. For the dairy cattle sector, lameness is a m... Read More about Identification of Predictive Biomarkers of Lameness in Transition Dairy Cows.

Using Object-Oriented Simulation to Assess the Impact of the Frequency and Accuracy of Mobility Scoring on the Estimation of Epidemiological Parameters for Lameness in Dairy Herds (2024)
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Clifton, R., Hyde, R., Can, E., Barden, M., Manning, A., Bradley, A., …O’Grady, L. (2024). Using Object-Oriented Simulation to Assess the Impact of the Frequency and Accuracy of Mobility Scoring on the Estimation of Epidemiological Parameters for Lameness in Dairy Herds. Animals, 14(12), 1760. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14121760

Mobility scoring data can be used to estimate the prevalence, incidence, and duration of lameness in dairy herds. Mobility scoring is often performed infrequently with variable sensitivity, but how this impacts the estimation of lameness parameters i... Read More about Using Object-Oriented Simulation to Assess the Impact of the Frequency and Accuracy of Mobility Scoring on the Estimation of Epidemiological Parameters for Lameness in Dairy Herds.

Predictive modelling of deviation from expected milk yield in transition cows on automatic milking systems (2024)
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Hannon, F. P., Green, M. J., O’Grady, L., Hudson, C., Gouw, A., & Randall, L. V. (2024). Predictive modelling of deviation from expected milk yield in transition cows on automatic milking systems. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 225, Article 106160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106160

The transition period is a pivotal time in the production cycle of the dairy cow. It is estimated that between 30% and 50% of all cows experience metabolic or infectious disease during this time. One of the most common and economically consequential... Read More about Predictive modelling of deviation from expected milk yield in transition cows on automatic milking systems.

Quantification of the effect of in utero events on lifetime resilience in dairy cows (2024)
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Lewis, K., Shewbridge Carter, L., Bradley, A., Dewhurst, R., Forde, N., Hyde, R., …Green, M. (2024). Quantification of the effect of in utero events on lifetime resilience in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 107(7), 4616-4633. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-24215

Currently, the dairy industry is facing many challenges that could affect its sustainability, including climate change and public perception of the industry. As a result, interest is increasing in the concept of identifying resilient animals, those w... Read More about Quantification of the effect of in utero events on lifetime resilience in dairy cows.

Novel enrichment reduces boredom-associated behaviours in housed dairy cows (2024)
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Russell, A. L., Randall, L. V., Eyre, N., Kaler, J., & Green, M. J. (2024). Novel enrichment reduces boredom-associated behaviours in housed dairy cows. JDS Communications, https://doi.org/10.3168/jdsc.2023-0475

There is currently societal interest and concern for dairy cow welfare. It has been suggested that boredom poses a welfare issue for dairy cows, particularly when presented with extended disposable time in housed environments that lack stimuli. Farm... Read More about Novel enrichment reduces boredom-associated behaviours in housed dairy cows.

Improvement of mammary gland health in 81 'sentinel herds' in England and Scotland between 2012 and 2021. (2023)
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Leach, K. A., Holsey, H. J., Bradley, A. J., & Green, M. J. (2023). Improvement of mammary gland health in 81 'sentinel herds' in England and Scotland between 2012 and 2021. Veterinary Record, Article e3605. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3605

Background: Achieving a reduction in mastitis in dairy cows is a common industry goal, but there is no recent peer-reviewed record of progress in the UK. Methods: A convenience sample of 125 herds in England and Scotland was recruited based on the qu... Read More about Improvement of mammary gland health in 81 'sentinel herds' in England and Scotland between 2012 and 2021..

Incorporating heterogeneity in farmer disease control behaviour into a livestock disease transmission model (2023)
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Hill, E. M., Prosser, N. S., Brown, P. E., Ferguson, E., Green, M. J., Kaler, J., …Tildesley, M. J. (2023). Incorporating heterogeneity in farmer disease control behaviour into a livestock disease transmission model. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 219, Article 106019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.106019

Human behaviour is critical to effective responses to livestock disease outbreaks, especially with respect to vaccination uptake. Traditionally, mathematical models used to inform this behaviour have not taken heterogeneity in farmer behaviour into a... Read More about Incorporating heterogeneity in farmer disease control behaviour into a livestock disease transmission model.

Unravelling transmission of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis to dairy calves: results of a lifelong longitudinal study (2023)
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Nunney, E., Crotta, M., van Winden, S., Bond, K., Green, M., & Guitian, J. (2023). Unravelling transmission of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis to dairy calves: results of a lifelong longitudinal study. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 219, Article 106022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.106022

Johne's disease (JD) is a chronic disease of ruminants endemic in the UK and other countries and responsible for large economic losses for the dairy sector. JD is caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), which typically infect... Read More about Unravelling transmission of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis to dairy calves: results of a lifelong longitudinal study.

Incorporating heterogeneity in farmer disease control behaviour into a livestock disease transmission model (2023)
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Hill, E., Prosser, N., Brown, P., Ferguson, E., Green, M., Kaler, J., …Tildesley, M. (2023). Incorporating heterogeneity in farmer disease control behaviour into a livestock disease transmission model. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 219, Article 106019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.106019

Human behaviour is critical to effective responses to livestock disease outbreaks, especially with respect to vaccination uptake. Traditionally, mathematical models used to inform this behaviour have not taken heterogeneity in farmer behaviour into a... Read More about Incorporating heterogeneity in farmer disease control behaviour into a livestock disease transmission model.

An observational study of ear-tagged calf mortality (1 to 100 days) on Irish dairy farms and associations between biosecurity practices and calf mortality on farms participating in a Johne's disease control program (2023)
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McAloon, C. G., Tratalos, J. A., O'Grady, L., Green, M. J., Gavey, L., Graham, D., …Mee, J. F. (2023). An observational study of ear-tagged calf mortality (1 to 100 days) on Irish dairy farms and associations between biosecurity practices and calf mortality on farms participating in a Johne's disease control program. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(7), 4966-4977. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22519

Postnatal mortality among replacement stock has a detrimental effect on the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of dairy production. Calf mortality rates vary between countries and show differences in temporal trends; most, however, ar... Read More about An observational study of ear-tagged calf mortality (1 to 100 days) on Irish dairy farms and associations between biosecurity practices and calf mortality on farms participating in a Johne's disease control program.

A multistate modeling approach to investigate long-term effects of claw horn disruption lesions and early lesion development in dairy cows (2023)
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Thomas, M., Green, M., Kypraios, T., & Kaler, J. (2023). A multistate modeling approach to investigate long-term effects of claw horn disruption lesions and early lesion development in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21749

Claw horn disruption lesions (CHDL) are a leading cause of lameness in dairy cattle, and the development, effect, and pathology of these lesions remains an open area of interest within dairy cattle health. Current literature typically attempts to mea... Read More about A multistate modeling approach to investigate long-term effects of claw horn disruption lesions and early lesion development in dairy cows.

Use of qualitative behavioural assessment to investigate affective states of housed dairy cows under different environmental conditions (2023)
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Russell, A. L., Randall, L. V., Kaler, J., Eyre, N., & Green, M. J. (2023). Use of qualitative behavioural assessment to investigate affective states of housed dairy cows under different environmental conditions. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10, Article 1099170. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1099170

In addition to the reduction of suboptimal welfare, there is now a need to provide farmed animals with positive opportunities to provide confidence that they have experienced a life worth living. Diversification of the environment through environment... Read More about Use of qualitative behavioural assessment to investigate affective states of housed dairy cows under different environmental conditions.

Fellow cows and conflicting farmers: Public perceptions of dairy farming uncovered through frame analysis (2022)
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Jackson, A., Green, M. J., & Kaler, J. (2022). Fellow cows and conflicting farmers: Public perceptions of dairy farming uncovered through frame analysis. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, Article 995240. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.995240

Divergence in opinion over how farm animals should be cared for is creating a disconnect between livestock farming and the public that risks a loss of “social license” to farm. One proposed solution for the dairy farming community is to engage more c... Read More about Fellow cows and conflicting farmers: Public perceptions of dairy farming uncovered through frame analysis.

Metabolic alterations in dairy cattle with lameness revealed by untargeted metabolomics of dried milk spots using direct infusion-tandem mass spectrometry and the triangulation of multiple machine learning models (2022)
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He, W., Cardoso, A. S., Hyde, R. M., Green, M. J., Scurr, D. J., Griffiths, R., …Kim, D.-H. (2022). Metabolic alterations in dairy cattle with lameness revealed by untargeted metabolomics of dried milk spots using direct infusion-tandem mass spectrometry and the triangulation of multiple machine learning models. Analyst, 147(23), 5537-5545. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2an01520j

Lameness is a major challenge in the dairy cattle industry in terms of animal welfare and economic implications. Better understanding of metabolic alteration associated with lameness could lead to early diagnosis and effective treatment{,} there-fore... Read More about Metabolic alterations in dairy cattle with lameness revealed by untargeted metabolomics of dried milk spots using direct infusion-tandem mass spectrometry and the triangulation of multiple machine learning models.

Effect of tuberculin skin testing on serological results against Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP): Evidence of distinct effects in MAP-infected and noninfected cows (2022)
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Nunney, E., Crotta, M., van Winden, S., Bond, K., Green, M., & Guitian, J. (2022). Effect of tuberculin skin testing on serological results against Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP): Evidence of distinct effects in MAP-infected and noninfected cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(10), 8354-8363. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21753

Johne's disease and bovine tuberculosis are diseases of economic, public health, and animal welfare importance. The single intradermal cervical comparative tuberculin (SICCT) test, which is used to determine bovine tuberculosis status as part of erad... Read More about Effect of tuberculin skin testing on serological results against Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP): Evidence of distinct effects in MAP-infected and noninfected cows.

Understanding public preferences for different dairy farming systems using a mixed-methods approach (2022)
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Jackson, A., Doidge, C., Green, M., & Kaler, J. (2022). Understanding public preferences for different dairy farming systems using a mixed-methods approach. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(9), 7492-7512. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-21829

Global production of milk has doubled over the past 50 yr, yet dairy farming in high-income countries faces scrutiny over practices perceived to affect animal welfare. One such practice is housing dairy cows year-round without access to pasture, whic... Read More about Understanding public preferences for different dairy farming systems using a mixed-methods approach.

Descriptive analysis of national bovine viral diarrhoea test data in England (2016–2020) (2022)
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Prosser, N. S., Hill, E. M., Armstrong, D., Gow, L., Tildesley, M. J., Keeling, M. J., …Green, M. J. (2022). Descriptive analysis of national bovine viral diarrhoea test data in England (2016–2020). Veterinary Record, 191(5), Article e1854. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1854

Background: Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) causes substantial economic losses to the cattle industry; however, control and eradication can be achieved by identifying and removing persistently infected cattle from the herd. Each UK nation has sep... Read More about Descriptive analysis of national bovine viral diarrhoea test data in England (2016–2020).

Modelling livestock infectious disease control policy under differing social perspectives on vaccination behaviour (2022)
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Hill, E. M., Prosser, N. S., Ferguson, E., Kaler, J., Green, M. J., Keeling, M. J., & Tildesley, M. J. (2022). Modelling livestock infectious disease control policy under differing social perspectives on vaccination behaviour. PLoS Computational Biology, 18(7), Article e1010235. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010235

The spread of infection amongst livestock depends not only on the traits of the pathogen and the livestock themselves, but also on the veterinary health behaviours of farmers and how this impacts their implementation of disease control measures. Cont... Read More about Modelling livestock infectious disease control policy under differing social perspectives on vaccination behaviour.

Modelling livestock infectious disease control policy under differing social perspectives on vaccination behaviour. (2022)
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Hill, E. M., Prosser, N. S., Ferguson, E., Kaler, J., Green, M. J., Keeling, M. J., & Tildesley, M. J. (2022). Modelling livestock infectious disease control policy under differing social perspectives on vaccination behaviour. PLoS Computational Biology, 18(7), Article e1010235. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010235

Background: The spread of infection amongst livestock depends not only on the traits of the pathogen and the livestock themselves, but also on the behavioural characteristics of farmers and how that impacts the implementation of livestock disease con... Read More about Modelling livestock infectious disease control policy under differing social perspectives on vaccination behaviour..