Effect of grazing management on on-farm mortality in Swedish dairy herds

Abstract

On-farm mortality (death and euthanasia) in dairy cows is a welfare concern which also causes economic losses for the farmer. This study investigated the association between grazing management and on-farm mortality. The results show the importance of summer grazing since low on-farm mortality was associated with access to production pasture for most of the day.

Published in

Title: Proceedings of the Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Annual Meeting in 2014
Publisher: Society of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM)

SLU Authors

• Alvåsen, Karin

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Emanuelson, Ulf

  • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Other Veterinary Science

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/52719