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Transcript of Simpozijum 2013 eng.
D. Ostojić-Andrić, S. Hristov, M.M. Petrović,
V. Pantelić, S. Aleksić, D. Nikšić, M. Dokmanović
injuriesinjuries ?
reproductireproductive diseaseve disease
lamenesslameness
mastitismastitis
comfortcomfort
metabolimetabolic diseasec disease
life spanlife span
state of an animal as a response to its attempts to cope with its
environment
to cope = to struggle to gain control of mental and
physical stability
or
measurable character welfare indicators
Animal response Animal response to farming conditionsCoping resulting in certain physical, and mental changes physical, and mental changes that are measurableDeterming the current state of animalcurrent state of animal, including the impact of management and enviroment
Intended for: Intended for:
- assessing the level of disruption level of disruption caused by injury, disease and malnutrition.
- providing information about the needs of animals needs of animals and affective affective statesstates such as hunger, pain and fear
- assessment of the degree of physiological, behavioural, immunological and other changes that animals exhibit in
response
● body condition ● time needed to lie down time needed to lie down ●
collision with housing equipment ● lying
outside the lying area ● cleanliness● lameness ● integument alterations ● coughing ● nasal
discharge ● ocular discharge ● hampered hampered respirationrespiration ● diarrhea ● vulvar discharge ● milk somatic
cell count ● dystocia ● downer cows ● mortality ● agonistic behaviour ● avoidance distance ●
emotional stateemotional state ●Welfare QualityWelfare Quality®® Assessment Protocol for Cattle, 2009 Assessment Protocol for Cattle, 2009
include all indicators relatinclude all indicators relateded to farm to farm conditions conditions
Intended Intended forfor::
better understanding better understanding of the importance of of animal - based animal - based indicators to assess the welfare;
replacementreplacement for one animal - based indicators animal - based indicators that are not reliable or suitable for the assessment on the farms;
risk factors risk factors to animal welfare.
● water provision water provision ● cleanliness of water
points ● water flow ● functioning of water
points ● thermal comfort thermal comfort ● presence of
tethering
● access to outdoor loafing area or
pasture ●Welfare QualityWelfare Quality®® Assessment Protocol for Cattle, 2009 Assessment Protocol for Cattle, 2009
include indicators that reflect farm managament include indicators that reflect farm managament practicepractice
Intended Intended forfor::
supplementationsupplementation of data provided by the animal - based indicators
to provide feedback provide feedback on risk of applied management to the welfare of cows with the ability to apply
appropriate corrections
● housing system ● hoof hoof treatment treatment
procedure procedure ●
● presence of equipment-brushes for hygiene presence of equipment-brushes for hygiene ●
mastitis control mastitis control ● farm data recording
method ● tail shortening ●
● dehorning ● use of anaesthesia and analgesia ●Welfare QualityWelfare Quality®® Assessment Protocol for Cattle, 2009 Assessment Protocol for Cattle, 2009
ease and convenience implementationto not be expensive, to not take long, to not disturb the normal technology process on the farmto allow an objective, valid and repeatable resultsinput and output methods
numerious methods have been developednumerious methods have been developedsome are included in the legislationssome are included in the legislationsstill actively questioned and supplementedstill actively questioned and supplemented
Animal Needs Index – ANIEFSA risk assessment method for dairy cows
Welfare Quality Assessment Protocol for Cattle
assessment of risk to animal welfareassessment of risk to animal welfaretake into account:take into account:
- animal category, systems of breeding and - animal category, systems of breeding and managementmanagement
- various aspects of a welfare- various aspects of a welfare- specific scenario of exposure to a hazard for welfare - specific scenario of exposure to a hazard for welfare
statestate
105 recommendations for the improvement 105 recommendations for the improvement of welfare enables faster action.of welfare enables faster action.
Welfare Quality project (FP6)Welfare Quality project (FP6)standardized methodology standardized methodology for for assessmentassessmentpractical strategies for practical strategies for improvementimprovementinformation for farmers, information for farmers, consumers and scientistconsumers and scientist
Indicators Software analysis Farm categorization
selection of indicators in assessment methodsselection of indicators in assessment methods
wide range of indicatorswide range of indicatorsto include only most important and to include only most important and most reliable indicatorsmost reliable indicatorsto consider relevance, feasibility and to consider relevance, feasibility and reproducibilityreproducibilitythe significance of indicators is the significance of indicators is usually defined on the basis of their usually defined on the basis of their impact on various welfare problems.impact on various welfare problems.
rank list of welfare indicatorsrank list of welfare indicatorsRank I n d i c a t o r sSource Webster (2005) EFSA (2012)
11 Observing lamenessObserving lameness Observing lamenessObserving lameness2 Examining health records Observing hock, knee skin
lesions and swelling3 Observing disease Colliding with equipment4 Observing mastitis Teat injuries5 Observing general demeanour Observing mastitis6 Scoring body condition77 Observing stockmanshipObserving stockmanship8 Observing lying behaviour99 Examining production recordsExamining production records
10 Observing skin lesions
conclusionconclusionprecise identification of welfare risk factors and recommendations for their elimination or at least reduction.
still, no ideal methodology for evaluation of welfare
welfare quality protocol and efsa risk assessment made great progress
conclusionconclusionassessment emphasis is placed on the animal - based indicatorsanimal - based indicators
problem of overall welfare assessment overall welfare assessment complexity and duration on the farm:
partialpartial welfare assessment based on the purpose of assessment
ability to assess overall welfare on the basis of just one or few reliable indicatorsjust one or few reliable indicators
conclusionconclusion
Broad practical implementation of current assessment methodologies over time should enable better perception, analysis and even the synthesis of the most relevant indicators and assessment targets from different methods…