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- Title
Relation of Subclinical Ketosis of Dairy Cows with Locomotion Behaviour and Ambient Temperature.
- Authors
Antanaitis, Ramūnas; Juozaitienė, Vida; Televičius, Mindaugas; Malašauskienė, Dovilė; Urbutis, Mingaudas; Baumgartner, Walter
- Abstract
Simple Summary: The use of innovative tools and the registration of new biomarkers can help with identification of certain diseases in fresh dairy cows earlier and more accurately, thus improving the quality of treatment and reducing the losses incurred. One of the most often diagnosed diseases of postpartum cows is subclinical ketosis. According to our knowledge there exists limited information about how subclinical ketosis is related to locomotion behaviour (walking activity, feeding time with head position down, feeding time with head position up, change between activities) and average, minimal and maximal ambient temperature. We hypothesized that continuous maximal monitoring of cow locomotion behaviour (in combination with measuring the ambient temperature) could identify cows with subclinical ketosis. In addition, we hoped that changes of the above-mentioned parameters prior to clear clinical signs of subclinical ketosis would aid in earlier detection of the disease. Rumination time, chewing time and drinking time are indicators that can be assessed in case of cow disease. In this research, two groups of cows were formed: cows with subclinical ketosis (SCK; n = 10) and healthy cows (HG; n = 10). Behaviour such as walking activity, feeding time with head position up, feeding time with head position down, change of activity and average, minimal and maximal ambient temperature of cows were recorded by the RumiWatch noseband system (RWS; RumiWatch System, Itin+Hoch GmbH, Liestal, Switzerland). The RWS comprises a noseband halter with a built-in pressure sensor and a liquid-filled pressure tube. Data from each studied cow were recorded for 420 h. According to the results of our study, it was determined that cows diagnosed with subclinical ketosis showed a tendency to change their activity more frequently. Our data indicates that minimal and maximal ambient temperatures are related with SCK.
- Subjects
DAIRY cattle; ACETONEMIA; RISERS (Founding); PRESSURE sensors; EARLY diagnosis
- Publication
Animals (2076-2615), 2020, Vol 10, Issue 12, p2311
- ISSN
2076-2615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ani10122311