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ABSTRACT Intensification and scaling up of dairy systems often leads to increased environmental pressure on animal health and welfare. To evaluate the performance and evolution of these systems, simple, applicable indicators easy and cheap to obtain are necessary. Animal hygiene, related to animal health and welfare, is useful and practical as an assessment tool. Most of the evaluation methods respond to the predominant systems of production and conditions in their place of development, being necessary a hygiene qualification method adaptable to environmental and productive conditions of our region. A dairy cow hygiene scoring system that asses three different anatomical sites (udder, feet, and upper leg) is proposed. Using five levels that represent percentages of the evaluated body surface covered by dirt; Scoring from 0 (less than 5%) to 4 (more than 60%), the values 1, 2 and 3 represent ranges from 5 to 20%; 20 to 40% and 40 to 60% of the skin surface covered by dirt, respectively. The score can be given for each anatomical site and/or a global score per animal can be obtained by averaging the score given to each site. RESUMEN La intensificación y aumento de escala en los sistemas lecheros suele llevar a mayor presión ambiental sobre el bienestar y salud de los animales. Para evaluar el funcionamiento y la evolución de estos sistemas es necesario indicadores simples, aplicables y cuya obtención sea fácil y económica. La higiene de los animales, relacionada con la salud y bienestar animal, es útil y práctica como herramienta de evaluación. La mayoría de los métodos de evaluación responden a los sistemas y condiciones de producción predominantes en su lugar de desarrollo, siendo necesario un método de calificación de higiene adaptable a las condiciones ambientales y productivas de nuestra región. Para suplir esta necesidad se propone como objetivo la elaboración de un sistema de calificación de higiene de vacas lecheras que evalúa tres sitios anatómicos diferentes (ubre, patas y pierna superior). Utilizando cinco niveles que representan porcentajes de la superficie evaluada cubierta por suciedad; Puntuando de 0 (menos de 5%) a 4 (más del 60%), los valores 1, 2 y 3 representan rangos de 5 al 20%; del 20 al 40% y del 40 al 60% de superficie cubierta por suciedad, respectivamente. El puntaje puede obtenerse para cada sitio anatómico o un puntaje por animal al promediar el valor dado a cada sitio.
SF191-275, QH301-705.5, Agriculture (General), Veterinary medicine, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5, indicators, S1-972, welfare, SF600-1100, dairy, Cattle, animal, hygiene score, Biology (General)
SF191-275, QH301-705.5, Agriculture (General), Veterinary medicine, General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution, QH1-199.5, indicators, S1-972, welfare, SF600-1100, dairy, Cattle, animal, hygiene score, Biology (General)
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