Alterations in sick dairy cows' daily behavioural patterns. Issue 11 (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dittrich, I.; Gertz, M.; Krieter, J.
• Is Part Of: Heliyon. Volume 5:Issue 11(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: Sickness behaviour -- Production diseases -- Behaviour patterns -- Automated measurability -- Veterinary medicine; Research -- Periodicals; Medical sciences -- Periodicals; Natural history -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Earth sciences -- Periodicals; Physical sciences -- Periodicals; 507.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02902
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8440

Abstract

Abstract: The recent development of dairy production is characterised by increasing herd sizes and therefore increasingly complicated visual observation of cow behaviour, which is traditionally the basis for diagnoses of production diseases. The limitation of the direct visual behavioural observation due to the increasing number of individual cows implies a growing need for an automated detection of changes within behavioural patterns to identify cows that show sickness behaviour. Sensor systems can be used to measure behavioural patterns such as activity, resting, feeding and rumination. Behavioural patterns change with the occurrence of sickness but also interact with external factors. Changes such as prolonged lying duration or shortened feeding duration caused by metabolic disorders or infections, respectively, then serve as a detection tool for sick individuals. The aim of the present review is to outline the impact of production diseases on the daily behavioural patterns of dairy cows by referring to sickness behaviour. Abstract : Sickness behaviour; Production diseases; Behaviour patterns; Automated measurability; Veterinary medicine