249 Heating drinking water of broilers by Roan Boon (Farm Innovation)

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249 Farm Innovation – Heating drinking water of broilers by Roan Boon

In Significant Impact Groups: Water \ Housing and welfare
Species targeted: Poultry;
Age: Not stated;
Summary:
Since April 2016 broiler farmer Boon has been heating the drinking water for his broilers. Because there is no more condensation from the water and drinking nipple lines in the litter, his animals suffer much less from foot sole lesions. In veal farming it is already very common to heat drinking water. The greatest health gains are achieved by reducing foot sole lesions. But intestinal health and technical results have also improved: growth has increased and there is better meat quality. The system cost Boon 3500 euros, which he had earned back after 2 rounds. Per round he has lost 250 euros more on gas. According to Boon, the payback time differs per farm, but it could at least be recouped within 1 year. It’s not only good for animal welfare, it’s also much more pleasant to work in a dry barn.

Where to find the original material: https://www.nieuweoogst.nl/nieuws/2020/06/26/vrijwel-geen-voetzoollaesies-door-warm-water;
Country: NL

248 Different systems to improve water quality in dairy stables by Mezutec Watter (Industry Innovation)

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248 Industry Innovation – Different systems to improve water quality in dairy stables by Mezutec Watter

In Significant Impact Groups: Water \ Water quality
Species targeted: Dairy;
Age: Young; Adult;
Summary:
If there is too little water or the quality is insufficient, it is immediately reflected in the milk yield and fertility. There are different ways to treat the water. The first step is filtering or membrane technology. Visible particles are filtered directly and for invisible particles there are flocculants to filter them out anyway. There are also deferrization and de-ironing installations. This can be done via aeration or ionisation. Such an installation costs between 6,000 and 9,000 euros. Finally, water can be disinfected by electrolysis. By giving a charge to the ions of a component, they can stick together. pathogens can thus be filtered. Examples of such systems are the OxAqua (3,250 euro) and Watter.

Where to find the original material: https://www.nieuweoogst.nl/nieuws/2020/06/26/waterkwaliteit-goed-in-de-gaten-houden;
Country: NL

247 Pain relief during castration of piglets by Lintjeshof (Industry Innovation)

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247 Industry Innovation – Pain relief during castration of piglets by Lintjeshof

In Significant Impact Groups: Housing and welfare
Species targeted: Pigs;
Age: Young;
Summary:
Pain relief during castration is not compulsory in all countries, including the Netherlands. Pig breeders who are perfect in pain management should administer the anaesthetic half an hour before castrating the piglet. There are also pig farmers who administer pain relief at the same time as other piglet treatments. With complete pain management, the piglet recovers faster. A point of attention is to give the piglets the correct anaesthetic with the concentration suitable for piglets. The injection is rewarding, but the operation requires some adaptability on the part of the pig farmer. Pain management costs roughly 2 cents per piglet.

Where to find the original material: https://www.nieuweoogst.nl/nieuws/2020/06/24/dierenarts-lintjeshof-pijnstilling-is-de-moeite-waard;
Country: NL

246 Kapstok M-team by M-team Faculty of veterinary medicine Ughent (Tools & Checklists)

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246 ToolsChecklists – Kapstok M-team by M-team Faculty of veterinary medicine Ughent

In Significant Impact Groups: AMU reduction strategies \ Monitoring and surveillance
Species targeted: Dairy;
Age:
Summary:
The M-team from Ughents’ faculty of veterinary medicine provides an action guide with 10 critical points to be attention to as a dairy farmer to improve the prevention of new mastitis infections as well as shortening the recovery period of infected cows and increase the odds full clinical and bacteriological infection. The 10 points are: good milking technique, regular checks and maintenance of the milking installation, optimization of comfort and hygiene, meticulous treatment sub-and clinical mastitis, optimization of drying-off protocol, culling of chronically infected cows, sufficient attention to housing and health management for heifers, general health of the dairy herd, breeding for better udder health and monthly monitoring of the udder health on the dairy farm. For all these points, practical tips and relevant information are collected in farmer-friendly language that allow to pinpoint the areas to focus on and how to take corrective action.

Where to find the original material: https://www.ugent.be/di/vvb/nl/over-ons/m-team_kapstok;
Country: Belgium;

245 Selectief droogzetten in Vlaanderen by M-Team Ughent Faculty of veterinary science (Tools & Checklists)

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245 ToolsChecklists – Selectief droogzetten in Vlaanderen by M-Team Ughent Faculty of veterinary science

In Significant Impact Groups: Prudent use AB \ Farmer
Species targeted: Dairy;
Age:
Summary:
The tool “Selectief droogzetten in Vlaanderen” provides an easy to use flowchart to determine whether your dairy meets the requirements to start practicing selective dry cow therapy and if so provides a flowchart to assist in selecting cows needing antibiotic treatment when drying-off and which don’t. Farm determinants include: attitude towards selective dry-cow therapy, good drying-off protocol in place, absence of Streptococcus agalactiae from the herd, recording of milk production and or somatic cell count (SCC) and a bulk milk SCC less than 250 000 cells per ml. The determinants at cow level include the occurrence of clinical mastitis between the last milk production recording and the moment of drying-off, the production level at drying off, data on the last three SCC’s before drying-off and specific thresholds for the SCC per cow depending on parity and the 6 monthly geometric average of the bulk SCC of the herd.

Where to find the original material: https://m-tools.ugent.be/home/Poster_selectief_droogzetten.pdf;
Country: Belgium

244 Time to Vaccinate_ The importance of preventive health and vaccination programmes in ruminant production by MSD Animal Health (Industry Innovation)

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244 Industry Innovation – Time to Vaccinate_ The importance of preventive health and vaccination programmes in ruminant production by MSD Animal Health

In Significant Impact Groups: Pathogen management \ Vaccination
Species targeted: Dairy; Beef; Sheep; Other;
Age: Different for different species; Not stated;
Summary:
Immunity has been defined as a condition of being able to resist a particular disease especially through preventing development of a pathogenic microorganism or by counteracting the effects of its products, or in simpler terms it is the power to resist infection whether innate or acquired. A strong powerful immunity is therefore crucial to maintain health in our current animal production, where multiple types of pathogens are continually challenging the health, welfare and productivity of our animals. Vaccinations play a great role in optimizing the animal’s power to resist disease. On a population basis, vaccinations have led to the eradication and control of many diseases. Vaccines are indispensable tools to prevent potentially dangerous infectious diseases and to maintain animal welfare and the productivity of animal production. Vaccine use within disease prevention and eradication programmes has optimized animal production, health and welfare, and contributed to a highly efficient production system.

Where to find the original material: https://www.farmantibiotics.org/tool_links/the-importance-of-preventive-health-and-vaccination-programmes-in-ruminant-production/;
Country: EU

243 Aspects of bovine herpesvirus 1 and bovine viral diarrhoea virus herd-level seroprevalence and vaccination in dairy and beef herds in Northern Ireland (Research paper – Cowley, 2014)

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243 Research paper – Cowley – 2014 – Aspects of bovine herpesvirus 1 and bovine viral diarrhoea virus herd-level seroprevalence and vaccination in dairy and beef herds in Northern Ireland

In Significant Impact Groups: Pathogen management \ Vaccination
Species targeted: Dairy; Beef;
Age: Adult;
Summary:
Infections with bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) and bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) virus cause diseases of cattle with a worldwide distribution. The primary objective of the present study was to describe aspects of herd-level BoHV-1 and BVDV seroprevalence (based on testing of pooled sera) and control on farms in Northern Ireland, including vaccine usage. The results from this study indicate that the true herd-level seroprevalences to bovine herpesvirus 1 and bovine virus diarrhoea virus in non-vaccinating herds in Northern Northern Ireland are 77.3% (95% CI: 73.6–80.9%) and 98.4% (95% CI: 97.3–99.5%), respectively. The present study will assist in guiding regional policy development and establish a baseline against which the progress of current and future control and eradication programmes can be measured.

Where to find the original material: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25152811/; http://doi.org/10.1186/2046-0481-67-18
Country: IE

242 Exploring Attitudes and Beliefs towards Implementing Cattle Disease Prevention and control measures (Research report – Brennan, 2016)

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242 Research report – Brennan – 2016 – Exploring Attitudes and Beliefs towards Implementing Cattle Disease Prevention and control measures

In Significant Impact Groups: Biosecurity \Internal biosecurity; People; Precision Livestock Farming & Early detection
Species targeted: Dairy;
Age: Adult;
Summary:
Further understanding of why dairy farmers do not engage in disease prevention and control strategies (biosecurity) is required. Using semi-structured interviews informed by a health psychology approach with 25 dairy farmers, a number of barriers, such as disease testing inaccuracies, types of disease transmission, perceived lack of risk and effectiveness of measures, were identified. Motivators included being advised to undertake measures by veterinarians, and the increased threat and severity of the disease in focus. These results suggest there is an advantage to farm advisors and herd health professionals understanding and working with the beliefs of individual dairy farmers to target appropriate communication and advice strategies relating to biosecurity recommendations.

Where to find the original material: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/6/10/61; http://doi.org/10.3390/ani6100061
Country: UK;

241 Antibiotic resistance – A global crisis Resistencia bacteriana a los antibióticos – una crisis global (Research paper – Alos, 2015)

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241 Research paper – Alos – 2015 – Antibiotic resistance_ A global crisis Resistencia bacteriana a los antibióticos_ una crisis global

In Significant Impact Groups: AMU reduction strategies \ Monitoring and surveillance
Species targeted: Other;
Age: Not stated;
Summary:
The use of antibiotics represents one of the most important interventions for the control of infectious diseases. Antibiotics have saved millions of lives and have also brought a revolution in medicine. However, an increasing threat has lowered the effect of these drugs, because of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, which is defined here as the ability of bacteria to survive in antibiotic concentrations that inhibit/kill others of the same species. In this review some recent and important examples of resistance in germs of concern for mankind are mentioned. The process that led to the current situation in a short time is also explained in this review. It begins with the resistance genes, continues with clones and genetic elements involved in the maintenance and dissemination, and ends with other factors that contribute to its spread. Possible responses to the problem are reviewed, with special reference to the development of new antibiotics.
241 Research paper – Alos – 2015 – Antibiotic resistance_ A global crisis Resistencia bacteriana a los antibióticos_ una crisis global

Where to find the original material: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0213005X14003413; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eimc.2014.10.004
Country: ES

240 Farm Innovation – Interoperable pig health tracking by HOPU; CSEM; SLU; DIGITANIMAL SL (Farm Innovation)

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240 Farm Innovation – Interoperable pig health tracking by HOPU; CSEM; SLU; DIGITANIMAL SL

In Significant Impact Groups: Precision Livestock Farming & Early detection \ Sensor technology
Species targeted: Pigs;
Age: Not stated;
Summary:
Improving animal welfare and sustainability of livestock production by monitoring physiological parameters through IoT sensors.

Where to find the original material: https://www.iof2020.eu/trials/meat/interoperable-pig-tracking;
Country: ES