Data-Based Variables Used as Indicators of Dairy Cow Welfare at Farm Level: A Review.

ABSTRACT: During the last years, the interest in data-based variables (DBVs) as easy-to-obtain, cost-effective animal welfare indicators has continued to grow. This interest has led to publications focusing on the relationship between DBVs and animal welfare. This review compiles 13 papers identified through a systematic literature search to provide an overview of the current state of research on the relationship between DBVs and dairy cow welfare at farm level. The selected papers were examined regarding their definition of animal welfare and classified according to this definition into three categories: (a) papers evaluating DBVs as predictors of animal welfare violations, (b) papers investigating the relationship between DBVs and animal-based measurements, and (c) papers investigating the relatio

SUBMITTER: Lutz B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8698003 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature