Adequate time lying down is often considered an important aspect of dairy cow welfare. We
examine what is known about cows' motivation to lie down and the consequences for health …

Robotic milking reduces labor demands on dairy farms of all sizes and offers a more flexible
lifestyle for farm families milking up to 250 cows. Because milking is voluntary, barn layouts …

Lameness is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting the welfare of cows in modern
dairy production. Lameness leads to behavioral changes in severely lame cows, which have …

Abstract This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission's mandate on the
welfare of dairy cows as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. It includes three assessments …

Lying down and resting are important for optimal cow health, welfare, and production. In
comparison with free stall farms with a milking parlor, farms with automated milking systems …

Automatic milking systems (AMS), or milking robots, are becoming increasingly common, but
there is little documentation of how AMS have affected farms as a whole and what …

The primary objective of this study was to determine whether the level of concentrate
allowance in an automated milking system (AMS) affects the feed intake, eating behavior …

Lameness is a major concern to animal health and welfare within the dairy industry. Our
objectives were to describe the prevalence of lameness in high-producing cows on farms …

Lameness is problematic for herds with automated milking systems (AMS) due to negative
effects on milking frequency and productivity. The objective of this study was to evaluate how …

Motivating dairy producers to financially invest in the improvement of their animals' comfort
and welfare can pose some challenges, especially when financial returns are uncertain …