The Adoption of Automatic Milking Systems on Canadian Dairy Farms: Changes in Cow Health, Management and Animal Welfare

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dc.contributor.advisorPajor, Ed
dc.contributor.authorTse, Christina
dc.contributor.committeememberBarkema, Herman
dc.contributor.committeememberRushen, Jeff
dc.contributor.committeememberDeVries, Trevor
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-13T19:18:51Z
dc.date.available2016-07-13T19:18:51Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractProducers with automatic milking systems (AMS) were surveyed to explore the impacts of AMS on their cows and to determine how producers experienced the transition. Producers perceived their transitions to AMS as successful and would recommend it. Cleaning and feeding practices stayed the same. Farms increased herd size, but decreased the number of employees and time devoted to milking labour management. There was little perceived effect on milk quality and cow health. Producers changed health management practices, but majority found health detection easier. Only 20% of producers referred to the Dairy Code of Practice when making plans to adopt AMS. Participation in Dairy Herd Improvement programs decreased. It took on average 7 d to train a cow/heifer to use AMS and 30 d for an entire herd to adapt. Despite some challenges, producers reported that AMS improved profitability, quality of their lives and their cows’ lives, and had met expectations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTse, C. (2016). The Adoption of Automatic Milking Systems on Canadian Dairy Farms: Changes in Cow Health, Management and Animal Welfare (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28005en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28005
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3125
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyVeterinary Medicine
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectFood Science and Technology
dc.subjectVeterinary Science
dc.subject.classificationrobotic milkingen_US
dc.subject.classificationTransitionen_US
dc.subject.classificationcow healthen_US
dc.subject.classificationManagementen_US
dc.subject.classificationmilk qualityen_US
dc.subject.classificationmilk productionen_US
dc.subject.classificationprecision dairy farmingen_US
dc.subject.classificationanimal welfareen_US
dc.titleThe Adoption of Automatic Milking Systems on Canadian Dairy Farms: Changes in Cow Health, Management and Animal Welfare
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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