Organic Dairy Herd Health Care and Management
Scientific Results
Animal health and welfare in organic livestock production in Europe: current state and future challenges
Livestock Production Science (2003) 80: 41-53
Assessing, and understanding, European organic dairy farmers’ intentions to improve herd health
Preventative Veterinary Medicine (2016) 133: 10-21
Birdsfoot trefoil as a preventative treatment for gastrointestinal nematodes in pastured dairy heifers
Canadian Journal of Animal Science (2015) 95: 533-537
Comparative risk assessment for new cow-level Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis infections between 3 dairy production types: Organic, conventional, and conventional-grazing systems
Journal of Dairy Science (2016) 99: 9885-9899
A comparative study of the metabolic profile, insulin sensitivity and inflammatory response between organically and conventionally managed dairy cattle during the periparturient period
Animal (2014) 8: 1516-1525
Comparing ELISA test-positive prevalence, risk factors and management recommendations for Johne’s disease prevention between organic and conventional dairy farms in Ontario, Canada
Preventative Veterinary Medicine (2015) 122: 83-91
Culling reasons in organic and conventional dairy herds and genotype by environment interaction for longevity
Journal of Dairy Science (2011) 94: 1568-1575
Daily grazing time as a risk factor for alterations at the hock joint integument in dairy cows
Dairy calf management—A comparison of practices and producer attitudes among conventional and organic herds
Journal of Dairy Science (2017) 100: 8310-8321
A deductive approach to animal health planning in organic dairy farming: Method description
Differences between dairy cows descending from artificial insemination bulls vs. dairy cows descending from natural service bulls on organic farms in Switzerland
Livestock Science (2016) 185: 30-33
Effect of human-animal relationship and management on udder health in Swiss dairy herds
Journal of Dairy Science (2011) 94: 5890-5902
Effect of intrauterine dextrose on reproductive performance of lactating dairy cows diagnosed with purulent vaginal discharge under certified organic management
Journal of Dairy Science (2015) 98: 3876-3886
Effect of intrauterine infusion of an organic-certified product on uterine health, survival, and fertility of dairy cows with toxic puerperal metritis
Journal of Dairy Science (2015) 98: 3120-3132
Effect of serum calcium status at calving on survival, health, and performance of postpartum Holstein cows and calves under certified organic management
Journal of Dairy Science (2017) 100: 3059-3067
Effects of essential oils on proteolytic, deaminative and methanogenic activities of mixed ruminal bacteria
Canadian Journal of Animal Science (2008) 88: 117-122
The Effects of Lameness on Social and Individual Behavior of Dairy Cows
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (2002) 5: 193-201
Effects of turning to 100% organic feed on metabolic status of Swedish organic dairy cows
Livestock Science (2012) 242-248
Ethnoveterinary medicines used for ruminants in British Columbia, Canada
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2007) 3:11
European organic dairy farmers’ preference for animal health management within the farm management system
animal (2015) 9: 1875-1883
Farmers taking responsibility for herd health development—stable schools in research and advisory activities as a tool for dairy health and welfare planning in Europe
Organic Agriculture (2015) 5: 135-141
Growth, behavior, and economics of group-fed dairy calves fed once or twice daily in an organic production system
Journal of Dairy Science (2017) 100: 3318-3325
Herd health and health management in organic versus conventional dairy herds in Norway
Livestock Science (2007) 112: 123-132
Herd-level risk factors for hock injuries in freestall-housed dairy cows in the northeastern United States and California
Journal of Dairy Science (2013) 96: 3758-3765
Herd-level risk factors for lameness in freestall farms in the northeastern United States and California
Journal of Dairy Science (2013) 96: 318-328
Hock injury prevalence and associated risk factors on organic and nonorganic dairy farms in the United Kingdom
Journal of Dairy Science (2008) 91: 2265-2274
How can veterinarians be interesting partners for organic dairy farmers? French farmers’ point of views
Preventative Veterinary Medicine (2017) 146: 16-26
Impact of animal health and welfare planning on medicine use, herd health and production in European organic dairy farms
Livestock Science (2012) 145: 63-72
The impact of genetic selection for increased milk yield on the welfare of dairy cows
Animal Welfare (2010) 19: 39-49
Impact of lameness and claw lesions in cows on health and production
Livestock Science (2013) 156: 64-70
Incidence rate of pathogen-specific clinical mastitis on conventional and organic Canadian dairy farms
Journal of Dairy Science (2016) 99: 1341-1350
The influence of farm and herd factors on the health status of organic dairy cattle under low concentrate feeding considering an assessment-tool for siterelated breeding
Lameness prevalence and risk factors in organic and non-organic dairy herds in the United Kingdom
The Veterinary Journal (2009) 180: 95-105
Lameness prevalence and risk factors in organic dairy herds in four European countries
Livestock Science (2018) 208:44-50
Management factors affecting udder health and effects of a one year extension program in organic dairy herds
animal (2009) 3: 1596-1604
Management Practices and Their Potential Influence on Johne’s Disease Transmission on Canadian Organic Dairy Farms—A Conceptual Analysis
Sustainability (2014) 6: 8237-8261
Mastitis, ketosis, and milk fever in 31 organic and 93 conventional Norwegian dairy herds
Journal of Dairy Science (2001) 84: 2673-2679
Milk yield, udder health and reproductive performance in Swedish organic and conventional dairy herds
Journal of Dairy Research (2009) 76: 402-410
Parasites and parasite management practices of organic and conventional dairy herds in Minnesota
Journal of Dairy Science (2015) 98: 3143-3151
A participatory approach to design monitoring indicators of production diseases in organic dairy farms
Preventative Veterinary Medicine (2016) 128: 12-22
Perceptions and risk factors for lameness on organic and small conventional dairy farms
Journal of Dairy Science (2013) 96: 5018-5026
Perceptions of French private veterinary practitioners’ on their role in organic dairy farms and opportunities to improve their advisory services for organic dairy farmers
Preventative Veterinary Medicine (2016) 133: 10-21
Practical implications of increasing ‘natural living’ through suckling systems in organic dairy calf rearing
Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences (2007) 54: 375-386
Prevalence and risk factors for extended-spectrum β-lactamase or AmpC-producing Escherichia coli in organic dairy herds in the Netherlands
Journal of Dairy Science (2017) 100: 562-571
Prevalence and risk factors for lameness in insulated free stall barns in Finland
Livestock Science (2013) 156: 44-52
Prevalence of and factors associated with hock, knee, and neck injuries on dairy cows in freestall housing in Canada
Journal of Dairy Science (2014) 97: 173-184
Prevalence of production disease related indicators in organic dairy herds in four European countries
Livestock Science (2017) 198: 104-108
A randomized controlled trial to compare the use of homeopathy and internal Teat Sealers for the prevention of mastitis in organically farmed dairy cows
Homeopathy (2010) 99: 90-98
Recent experiences in application of homeopathy in farm animals
Reduced likelihood of bovine coronavirus and bovine respiratory syncytial virus infection on organic compared to conventional dairy farms
The Veterinary Journal (2009) 182: 436-440
Reducing lameness in dairy herds – Overcoming some barriers
Research in Veterinary Science (2013) 94: 820-825
Risk factors for clinical mastitis, ketosis, and pneumonia in dairy cattle on organic and small conventional farms in the United States
Journal of Dairy Science (2013) 96: 4269-4285
The status of essential elements and associations with milk yield and the occurrence of mastitis in organic and conventional dairy herds
Livestock Science (2014) 168: 120-127
Status of vitamins E and A and β-carotene and health in organic dairy cows fed a diet without synthetic vitamins
Journal of Dairy Science (2014) 97: 1682-1692
A systematic review and qualitative analysis of treatments other than conventional antimicrobials for clinical mastitis in dairy cows
Journal of Dairy Science (2017) 100: 7751-7770
Udder health at a Swedish research farm with both organic and conventional dairy cow management
Uptake and effectiveness of interventions to reduce claw lesions in 40 dairy herds in the UK
Animal Welfare (2012) 21: 563-576
Use of diagnostic markers to monitor fasciolosis and gastrointestinal nematodes on an organic dairy farm
Veterinary Record (2011) 169: 524
Use of homeopathy in organic dairy farming in Spain
Homeopathy (2016) 105: 102-108
