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Danish animal welfare index for dairy cattle and calves
Sine N Andreasen, Anne Marie Michelsen, Marlene K Kirchner and Björn Forkman
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Differential expression of mammary epithelial cells as possible biomarker of stage of lactation and mammary gland functionality in dairy cow
Mario Baratta, Eugenio Martignani, Andrea Formigoni, Giovanna Galeati, Lucia Bailoni and Gianfranco Gabai
Universities of Torino, Bologna and Padua, Italy
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Improving ventilation efficiency in dairy cattle buildings using computational fluid dynamic tools
Thomas Bartzanas, Guoqiang Zhang and Tomas Norton
CERTH, Greece; University of Aarhus, Denmark and Harper Adams University, UK ​
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A novel approach for remote monitoring of heart beat rate, respiratory rate and chewing activity in cows
Yevgeny Beiderman, Ilan Halachmi and Zeev Zalevsky
ARO and Bar-Ilan University, Israel 
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Use of milk infrared spectra as animal health and welfare indicators
Tesfaye K Belay and Tormod Ådnøy
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
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On-farm near infrared (NIR) analysis to improve feeding management in dairy farms
Paolo Berzaghi
University of Padua, Italy  
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Adopting automated activity measuring technologies on farm, what to do and what not to do, with special focus on economics
Jeffrey M Bewley, RA Russell and Matthew R Borchers
University of Kentucky, USA
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In-line milk analysis and identification of health and reproduction events
Jens Yde Blom
Lattec I/S, Denmark
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Welfare standards and precision livestock measures in dairy sheep and goat farms
Gerardo Caja
University Autonoma of Barcelona, Spain
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First characterization of the goat mammary gland mitochondrial proteome: A gel based approach on the study of tolerance to weight loss in two breeds from the Canary Islands
Graziano Cugno, Lorenzo E Hernandez-Castellano, Sebastian Planchon, Noemí Castro, Anastasio Arguello, Jenny Renaut, Juan Capote, Alexandre M Campos and André M Almeida     
Universities and Institutions in Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Luxembourg
​NOT PRESENTED
Analysing data at the herd level to optimise individual animal interventions: applications to parasite control and rumen pH monitoring
Matthew J Denwood, Giles T Innocent, Iain McKendrick, Joachim L Kleen and Nick Jonsson
University of Copenhagen, Denmark; BIOSS, UK and University of Glasgow, UK
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What data can we get: The potential for omics in DairyCare
P David Eckersall
University of Glasgow, UK 
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Activity level and lying behavior of dairy cows during a 10d period after naturally occurring clinical mastitis
Katrine K Fogsgaard, Torben W Bennedsgaard and Mette S Herskin
Aarhus University, Denmark  
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Towards a systemic use of precision livestock measures and precision phenotyping in dairy herds
Nicolas C Friggens and Vivi M Thorup
AgroParisTech, France  
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Evaluation of salivary cortisol as a biomarker for plasma cortisol during ACTH challenge and at variable salivary consistency
Josef J Gross, Rahel S Zbinden, Chantal Philipona, Christopher H Knight and Rupert M Bruckmaier
University of Bern, Switzerland and University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Feeding Behavior
Ilan Halachmi and Ephraim Maltz
ARO, Israel  
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Telomere length: any perspective as a biomarker for longevity in dairy cows?
Susanne Häussler & Lilian Laubenthal
University of Bonn, Germany  
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Changes in milk proteome and metabolome associated with cow health
Kasper Hettinga, Elsa Antunes Fernandes, Toon van Hooijdonk and Jacques Vervoort
Wageningen University, The Netherlands
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Welcome to DairyCare
Chris Knight
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Monitoring of subclinical ketosis in Poland, based on monthly milk recording
Zygmunt M Kowalski, Krzysztof Słoniewski, Wojciech Jagusiak, Artur Płyta and Paweł Górka
University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland
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Assessing cattle personality and welfare in dairy cattle through activity monitors: fear and social behaviours
Jill RD MacKay, Kees van Reenen and Marie J Haskell
SRUC, Edinburgh and Wageningen UR Livestock Research Lelystad, The Netherlands  
NOT PRESENTED
Translating individual on-line sensors data into animal welfare parameters
Ephraim Maltz, Ilan Halachmi
ARO, Israel  
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Use of automated activity, temperature and rumination and rumen pH boluses to assess the effect of maintain dairy cows on grazing on pasture full time or intermittently
Jean Margerison, C Reed, M Hedley and C Christiensen
Massey University, New Zealand  
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The importance of high quality and consistent dairy farm management data for dairy farm advisors
Fernando Mazeris
DDW, Netherlands
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Automatic Classification of Eating and Ruminating in Cattle Using Accelerometer Signatures
Craig Michie, Jakob Konka and Ivan Andonovic
University of Strathclyde, UK
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Longitudinal study of comfort around resting and its correlation with reproductive efficiency in dairy cows in Southern Spain.
Laura Molina, Estrella Agüera, Jose María Sánchez and Carlos C. Pérez-Marín
University of Cordoba, Spain
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Automatic recording of behaviour
Lene Munksgaard
Aarhus University, Denmark  
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Development of on-farm test for Bovine herpesvirus-1
Alan O'Riordan and Riona Sayers
University College Cork and Teagasc, Ireland
​NOT PRESENTED
State of the art of automated activity measuring technologies, and how to accelerate technology development
Matti Pastell
MTT Agrifood Research, Finland
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Usage of Tri-Axial Acceleration of the Hind Leg for Recognising Sheep Behaviour
Miroslav Radeski and Vlatko Ilieski
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Skopje, Macedonia  
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Robotic challenges in non-invasive sampling of biomarkers
Ole Ravn
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark  
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Many factors affect the preference of high-yielding dairy cows for pasture vs cubicle housing
S Mark Rutter, Priya R Motupalli and Gemma L Charlton
Harper Adams University, UK
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The relevance of adipokines as biomarkers for metabolic health in dairy cows
Helga Sauerwein
University of Bonn, Germany 
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What is behind mastitis treatment registrations?
Line Svennesen, Carsten Enevoldsen & Ilka C Klaas
University of Copenhagen, Denmark  
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Gaitwise, an automated detection system for lameness in dairy cattle
Annelies Van Nuffel, Stephanie Van Weyenberg, Bart Sonck, Bart De Ketelaere, Tim Van De Gucht, Koen Mertens, Jürgen Vangeyte and Wouter Saeys
ILVO and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium  
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Separating the normal from abnormal variation caused by lameness in a detection model
Annelies Van Nuffel, Tim Van De Gucht, Stephanie Van Weyenberg, Bart Sonck, Geert Opsomer, Bart De Ketelaere, Koen Mertens, Jürgen Vangeyte and Wouter Saeys
ILVO, Ghent University and Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium  
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Research towards successful application of PLF in dairy farms
Stephanie Van Weyenberg, Liesbet Pluym, Koen Mertens, Tim Van De Gucht, Jürgen Vangeyte and Annelies Van Nuffel
Belgium
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What data do we need in dairy cattle welfare assessment?
Christoph Winckler
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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