Thirteenth deliverable out now

The thirteenth deliverable of the project is one of the deliverables from work package 8 and covers 'Health of dairy cows milked by an automatic milking system - A prelimimary report'.

This deliverable (D19) is a brief report containing very preliminary information on a study on the impact on cow and herd health when changing from conventional, ususally parlour, to automated milking (AM) in Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK. The study is examining general aspects of herd health including milk quality, veterinary interventions, and veterinary costs. Specifically, cow studies are being made on individual cow milk cell count, mastitis incidence and treatmens, teat condition, lameness, body conditions and reproductive performance.

Message date: May 19, 2003