Cow Monitoring | Environment Monitoring | Records Monitoring |
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Body condition | Stalls and bedding | Milk production |
Rumen fill | Barn climate | Milk quality features |
Feces consistency | Milking method | Roughage analysis |
Undigested fraction in feces | Milking parlor condition | Drinking water quality |
Teat end callosity | Pasture management | Sire evaluations |
Lesions of udder/teat/skin | Grass harvesting (silage) | Soil analysis |
Clinical disease cases | Maize harvesting (silage) | Artificial insemination records |
Reproductive examinations | Floor design and maintenance | Disease and drug records |
Ectoparasites | Ration formulation | Farm economics report |
Locomotion and claw score | Feeding management | Slaughter findings |
Youngstock growth | Hygiene practices | Laboratory findings |
a From Noordhuizen JP, Dairy herd health and production management practice in Europe: State of the art. Proc 23rd World Buiatrics Congress, Quebec, Canada, 2004. |