dc.contributor.author | Sjöström, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sternberg-Lewerin, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Blanco-Penedo, I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Duval, J. E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Krieger, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Emanuelson, U. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fall, N. | |
dc.contributor.other | Producció Animal | ca |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-12T07:07:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-12T07:07:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-08-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sjöström, K., S. Sternberg-Lewerin, I. Blanco-Penedo, J. E. Duval, M. Krieger, U. Emanuelson, and N. Fall. 2018. "Effects Of A Participatory Approach, With Systematic Impact Matrix Analysis In Herd Health Planning In Organic Dairy Cattle Herds". Animal 13 (2): 358-366. Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi:10.1017/s1751731118002008. | ca |
dc.identifier.issn | 1751-7311 | ca |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/429 | |
dc.description.abstract | The animal health and welfare status in European organic dairy production does not in all aspects meet the organic principles and
consumers’ expectations and needs to be improved. To achieve this, tailored herd health planning, targeted to the specific situation
of individual farms could be of use. The aim of this study was to apply herd health planning in a structured participatory approach,
with impact matrix analysis, not previously used in this context, in European organic dairy farms and to assess changes in animal
health and welfare. Herd health planning farm visits were conducted on 122 organic dairy farms in France, Germany and Sweden.
The farmer, the herd veterinarian and/or an advisor took part in the farm discussions. The researcher served as facilitator. Baseline
data on the animal health status of the individual farm, collected from national milk recording schemes, were presented as an
input for the discussion. Thereafter a systematic impact matrix analysis was performed. This was to capture the complexity of
individual farms with the aim to identify the farm-specific factors that could have a strong impact on animal health. The
participants (i.e. farmer, veterinarian and advisor) jointly identified areas in need of improvement, taking the health status and the
interconnected farm system components into account, and appropriate actions were jointly identified. The researcher took minutes
during the discussions, and these were shared with the participants. No intervention was made by the researcher, and further
actions were left with the participants. The number of actions per farm ranged from 0 to 22. The change in mortality, metabolic
diseases, reproductive performance and udder health was assessed at two time points, and potential determinators of the change
were evaluated with linear regression models. A significant association was seen between change in udder health, as measured by
the somatic cell count, and country. At the first follow-up, a significant association was also found between change in the
proportion of prolonged calving interval and the farmers’ desire to improve reproductive health as well as with an increase in herd
size, but this was not seen at the second follow-up. The degree of implementation of the actions was good (median 67%, lower
quartile 40%, upper quartile 83%). To conclude, the degree of implementation was quite high, improvement of animal health
could not be linked to the herd health planning approach. However, the approach was highly appreciated by the participants and
deserves further study. | ca |
dc.format.extent | 35 | ca |
dc.language.iso | eng | ca |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | ca |
dc.relation.ispartof | Animal | ca |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | ca |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.title | Effects of a participatory approach, with systematic impact matrix analysis in herd health planning in organic dairy cattle herds | ca |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | ca |
dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion | ca |
dc.rights.accessLevel | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.embargo.terms | 6 mesos | ca |
dc.relation.projectID | EC/FP7/311824/EU/Impact matrix analysis and cost-benefit calculations to improve management practices regarding health status in organic dairy farming/IMPRO | ca |
dc.subject.udc | 636 | ca |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118002008 | ca |
dc.contributor.group | Benestar Animal | ca |