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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Animal Behavior and Welfare
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1519284

Dairy veterinarian's recommended management for down cows

Provisionally accepted
John E Brindle John E Brindle 1,2David L Renaud David L Renaud 1,2Derek B. Haley Derek B. Haley 1,2Todd Duffield Todd Duffield 1,2Charlotte B Winder Charlotte B Winder 1,2*
  • 1 University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
  • 2 Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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    Factors influencing Ontario dairy veterinarians' management and care of down dairy cows. By Brindle et al. The objective of this study was to benchmark the current recommended practices by veterinarians for down dairy cows in Ontario, Canada, and to identify factors associated with the adoption of these practices. We gathered information about several key management areas including moving, lifting, feed and water, repositioning and support, housing, and latency to various aspects of care. Our study revealed a wide spectrum of veterinary recommendations for management and care methods for down dairy cows.Factors influencing Ontario dairy veterinarians' management and care of down dairy cows.

    Keywords: Non-ambulatory, management practices, Recumbent, Veterinary, recommendations

    Received: 30 Oct 2024; Accepted: 27 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Brindle, Renaud, Haley, Duffield and Winder. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Charlotte B Winder, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

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