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Farm animal health management systems (FAHMSs) face significant challenges in data acquisition, integration, and analysis. In this context, the semantics of agriculture data, which takes advantage of semantic web technologies, is an important tool for improving data management and enabling informed decision-making. However, existing systems lack standardization, integrity, interoperability, reusability, and advanced analytical reasoning. The ...

For successful development and adoption of technology on dairy farms, farmers need to be included in the innovation process. However, the design of agricultural technologies usually takes a top-down approach with little involvement of end-users at the early stages. Living Labs offer a methodology that involve end-users throughout the development process and emphasize the importance of understanding users' needs. Currently, exploration of dairy ...

Background Sepsis is a life-threatening condition for which critically important antimicrobials are often indicated. The value of blood culture for sepsis is indisputable, but appropriate guidelines on sampling and interpretation are currently lacking in cattle. Objective Compare the diagnostic accuracy of 2 blood culture media (pediatric plus [PP] and plus aerobic [PA]) and hypoglycemia for bacteremia detection. Estimate the contamination risk ...

Background: Sepsis is one of the main contributors to neonatal calf mortality. Available predictive models were not validated or included diarrheic calves only. Recently, blood culture (BC) positivity was shown to be associated with mortality in critically ill calves. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify factors associated with BC positivity in critically ill calves. Methods: Logistic regression and decision tree analysis were ...

Background: The Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women of Reproductive Age (MDD-W) indicator was validated as a proxy of micro-nutrient adequacy among nonpregnant women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). At that time, indeed, there was insufficient data to validate the indicator among pregnant women, who face higher micronutrient requirements.Objective: This study aimed to validate a minimum food group consumption threshold, out of the 10 ...

Hemorrhagic bowel syndrome (HBS) is characterized by a dissecting intramucosal hematoma at the small bowel, causing obstruction and severe hemorrhage in dairy cattle. Recent investigation revealed the presence of early-stage lesions in cows affected by HBS. These are presumed to be the initial stage of the hematoma, as both share unique dissection of the lamina muscularis mucosae (LMM) as histological hallmark. Early-stage lesions of HBS have ...

Background : Intussusception and mesenteric torsions are the most frequent causes of colic requiring surgery in cattle. Whether survival chances of these conditions differ in the same institute is currently unknown. Also, clinical and laboratory factors available upon admission that can differentiate between intussusception and torsion are unknown. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine mortality and factors associated with ...

Eén van de grootste bedreigingen voor kalveren op vlak van dierenwelzijn, economische verliezen en gezondheid zijn respiratoire aandoeningen (Boviene respiratoire aandoeningen, BRD). In de zoektocht om BRD en de nadelige effecten ervan te beheersen en minimaliseren, worden antimicrobiële groepsbehandelingen vaak ingezet. Met de opkomst van antibioticaresistentie in zowel de humane en veterinaire geneeskunde, moet het antibioticumgebruik bij ...

Intussusception is a frequent cause of mechanical ileus in cattle. Long-term survival has never been described and risk factors for mortality are scarcely documented. A retrospective cohort study on 241 cattle was conducted to determine survival of intussusception and identify risk factors for mortality. Clinical records were matched with the national cattle identification database. Information on possible predictors including clinical ...

Background : In the context of antimicrobial resistance, the treatment of common respiratory diseases in youngstock should be rationalized as much as possible. The bovine respiratory disease complex groups diseases caused by different etiologies. However, only the treatment of pneumonia with involvement of a bacterial etiology (primary or bacterial superinfection) can be considered rational use. Methods : A cross-sectional study was performed on ...