Highlights•Three regression models used with four consecutive measurements of 186
cows.•Independent cow-observation analysis resulted in 53.0% correct classification.•Binary …

Abstract Knowledge of potential synergies and trade-offs between housing and
management factors for different aspects of animal welfare is essential for farmers who aim …

The objective of this study was to develop and validate a mathematical model to detect
clinical lameness based on existing sensor data that relate to the behavior and performance …

Abstract The Welfare Quality multi-criteria evaluation (WQ-ME) model aggregates scores of
single welfare measures into an overall assessment for the level of animal welfare in dairy …

A central aim of animal welfare science is to be able to compare the effects of different ways
of keeping, managing or treating animals based on welfare indicators. A system to …

Dairy calf welfare assessment tools focusing on the pre-weaning period have been
proposed in recent research. Despite the existence of these tools, assessing the welfare and …

Routine on-farm assessment of dairy cattle welfare is time consuming and, therefore,
expensive. A promising strategy to assess dairy cattle welfare more efficiently is to estimate …

An expert opinion elicitation, based on a modified Delphi technique, was organized to
collect the opinion of 16 Italian veterinarians with the aim of conducting a hazard and a …

ABSTRACT The Welfare Quality (WQ) protocol for on-farm dairy cattle welfare assessment
describes 27 measures and a stepwise method for integrating values for these measures …

Simple Summary The welfare of cows in traditional cow shelters (gaushalas), was assessed
on the basis of the measurement of animal-and resource-based welfare parameters and …