Worker Training and Education to Improve Cattle Welfare

摘要

One of the common attributes of dairy producers is their well-established ethic of caring for their animals. Virtually every dairy producer I know sincerely cares about the well-being of their animals, and strives to assure that their animals are wellcared for. Unfortunately this does not mean that in fact dairy animals always fare well or really receive optimal care.On many operations there are numerous areas where dairy animal welfare can be improved. Examples can easily be found by looking at rates of dystocia, stillbirth, calf death loss, lameness, down cows and adult cow death losses. These represent situationswhere animals unquestionably suffer. While none of these types of problems can be eliminated in an animal population, they can often be greatly diminished, and when they do occur the affected animals need to receive proper care.