Gauly, Matthias

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","142"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","animal"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","149"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","10"],["dc.contributor.author","Meyer-Hamme, S. E. K."],["dc.contributor.author","Lambertz, C."],["dc.contributor.author","Gauly, Matthias"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T10:21:40Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T10:21:40Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","Production systems for fattening pigs have been characterized over the last 2 decades by rising farm sizes coupled with increasing group sizes. These developments resulted in a serious public discussion regarding animal welfare and health in these intensive production systems. Even though large farm and group sizes came under severe criticism, it is still unknown whether these factors indeed negatively affect animal welfare. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of group size (<15 v. 15 to 30 v. >30 pigs/pen) on various animal-based measures of the Welfare Quality((R)) protocol for growing pigs under conventional fattening conditions. A total of 60 conventional pig fattening farms with different group sizes in Germany were included. Moderate bursitis (35%) was found as the most prevalent indicator of welfare-related problems, while its prevalence increased with age during the fattening period. However, differences between group sizes were not detected (P>0.05). The prevalence of moderately soiled bodies increased from 9.7% at the start to 14.2% at the end of the fattening period, whereas large pens showed a higher prevalence (15.8%) than small pens (10.4%; P<0.05). With increasing group size, the incidence of moderate wounds with 8.5% and 11.3% in small- and medium-sized pens, respectively, was lower (P<0.05) than in large-sized ones (16.3%). Contrary to bursitis and dirtiness, its prevalence decreased during the fattening period. Moderate manure was less often found in pigs fed by a dry feeder than in those fed by a liquid feeding system (P<0.05). The human-animal relationship was improved in large in comparison to small groups. On the contrary, negative social behaviour was found more often in large groups. Exploration of enrichment material decreased with increasing live weight. Given that all animals were tail-docked, tail biting was observed at a very low rate of 1.9%. In conclusion, the results indicate that BW and feeding system are determining factors for the welfare status, while group size was not proved to affect the welfare level under the studied conditions of pig fattening."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Lower Saxony, Germany"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1017/S1751731115001779"],["dc.identifier.isi","000367158200017"],["dc.identifier.pmid","26304017"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/14107"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/42134"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Cambridge Univ Press"],["dc.relation.issn","1751-732X"],["dc.relation.issn","1751-7311"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","Does group size have an impact on welfare indicators in fattening pigs?"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","130"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Agriculture"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","10"],["dc.contributor.author","Gentz, Maria"],["dc.contributor.author","Lange, Anita"],["dc.contributor.author","Zeidler, Sebastian"],["dc.contributor.author","Lambertz, Christian"],["dc.contributor.author","Gauly, Matthias"],["dc.contributor.author","Burfeind, Onno"],["dc.contributor.author","Traulsen, Imke"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-12-10T18:46:54Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-12-10T18:46:54Z"],["dc.date.issued","2020"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/agriculture10040130"],["dc.identifier.eissn","2077-0472"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/17402"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/78581"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-354"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.publisher","MDPI"],["dc.relation.eissn","2077-0472"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],["dc.title","Tail Lesions and Losses of Docked and Undocked Pigs in Different Farrowing and Rearing Systems"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","7"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Veterinary Sciences"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","9"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Gieseke, Daniel; 1Department of Animal Sciences, Georg-August-University, 37075 Göttingen, Germany"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Lambertz, Christian; 2Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy; christian.lambertz@fibl.org (C.L.); matthias.gauly@unibz.it (M.G.)"],["dc.contributor.affiliation","Gauly, Matthias; 2Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano, 39100 Bolzano, Italy; christian.lambertz@fibl.org (C.L.); matthias.gauly@unibz.it (M.G.)"],["dc.contributor.author","Gieseke, Daniel"],["dc.contributor.author","Lambertz, Christian"],["dc.contributor.author","Gauly, Matthias"],["dc.date.accessioned","2022-08-04T07:59:45Z"],["dc.date.available","2022-08-04T07:59:45Z"],["dc.date.issued","2022-07-13"],["dc.date.updated","2022-08-03T16:14:16Z"],["dc.description.abstract","Housing conditions and management practices affect animal welfare levels in livestock production. The objective of this study was to investigate potential effects of housing and management factors on animal welfare in dairy cattle by comparing different farms with each other in a benchmarking approach. For this purpose, 63 dairy cattle farms in Northern Germany were assessed using an animal welfare indicator system (Welfare Quality® protocol). Farms were categorized into a high and a low welfare group for each of the selected animal welfare indicators (body condition score, integument alterations, lameness, milk somatic cell count, and social behaviour). Both groups were compared regarding housing conditions and management practices in a statistical analysis. Clear differences between the groups were found for lameness concerning the routine use of foot-baths, milk somatic cell count concerning the milking frequency, and social behaviour concerning the cow-to-stall ratio. Comparing farms with high and low animal welfare status regarding housing and management factors provide useful information for the practice. Dairy cattle farmers could use these findings to improve animal welfare on their farms.\r\n \r\n \r\n Abstract\r\n The objective of this study was to examine the effects of housing and management factors on animal welfare indicators in dairy cows using a benchmarking approach. In total, 63 conventional dairy cattle farms with zero-grazing in Northern Germany were assessed using selected animal welfare indicators (body condition score, integument alterations, lameness, milk somatic cell count, and social behaviour) of the Welfare Quality® protocol. Additionally, housing characteristics such as designs of barns, cubicles, and floors were documented during farm visits and farmers were interviewed concerning their common management routines. Farms were categorized into a high welfare or low welfare group by calculating upper and lower tertiles for each of the animal welfare indicators separately. Both groups were compared regarding housing conditions and management practices using univariable and multivariable logistic regressions. Several associations between housing and management factors and animal welfare indicators were demonstrated in univariable analysis (p < 0.20). Significant effects within multivariable logistic regression analysis were determined for lameness (routine use of foot-baths), milk somatic cell count (milking frequency) and social behaviour (cow-to-stall ratio) (p < 0.05). Comparing farms with higher and lower animal welfare status can provide useful information about effective options to improve animal welfare."],["dc.description.sponsorship","German Federal Ministry of Education and Research"],["dc.description.sponsorship","H. Wilhelm Schaumann Foundation"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/vetsci9070353"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/112619"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.relation.eissn","2306-7381"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.title","Effects of Housing and Management Factors on Selected Indicators of the Welfare Quality® Protocol in Loose-Housed Dairy Cows"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","84"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Veterinary Research"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","42"],["dc.contributor.author","Luehken, Gesine"],["dc.contributor.author","Gauly, Matthias"],["dc.contributor.author","Kaufmann, Falko"],["dc.contributor.author","Erhardt, Georg"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T08:54:20Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T08:54:20Z"],["dc.date.issued","2011"],["dc.description.abstract","Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genes for interleukin-4, -13 and interferon-gamma, and 21 additional SNPs which previously had been significantly associated with immune traits in the chicken, were genotyped in white and brown layer hens and analyzed for their association with helminth burden following natural infections. A nucleotide substitution located upstream of the promoter of the interferon-gamma gene was significantly associated with the log transformed number of Ascaridia galli in the brown layer line (genotype CC: 6.4 +/- 1.0 worms; genotype CT: 11.7 +/- 2.2 worms). Therefore, IFNG seems to be a promising candidate gene for further studies on helminth resistance in the chicken."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1186/1297-9716-42-84"],["dc.identifier.isi","000293637400001"],["dc.identifier.pmid","21749701"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/6868"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/22647"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Biomed Central Ltd"],["dc.relation.issn","0928-4249"],["dc.rights","CC BY 2.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0"],["dc.title","Association study in naturally infected helminth layers shows evidence for influence of interferon-gamma gene variants on Ascaridia galli worm burden"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","2184"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","8"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Animals"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","11"],["dc.contributor.author","Lange, Anita"],["dc.contributor.author","Hahne, Michael"],["dc.contributor.author","Lambertz, Christian"],["dc.contributor.author","Gauly, Matthias"],["dc.contributor.author","Wendt, Michael"],["dc.contributor.author","Janssen, Heiko"],["dc.contributor.author","Traulsen, Imke"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-10-01T09:58:21Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-10-01T09:58:21Z"],["dc.date.issued","2021"],["dc.description.abstract","Feasible alternatives to stressful weaning and tail-docking are needed to inhibit tail biting. Therefore, we investigated the effects of housing systems for 1106 pigs that were weaned from: (1) conventional farrowing crates (FC), (2) free-farrowing pens (FF), or (3) group housing of lactating sows (GH) into (1) conventional rearing pens (Conv) or (2) piglets remained in their farrowing pens for rearing (Reaf). Tails were docked or left undocked batchwise. All pigs were regrouped for the fattening period. Pigs were scored for skin lesions, tail lesions and losses. After weaning, Conv-GH pigs had significantly less skin lesions than Conv-FC and Conv-FF pigs. After regrouping for fattening, Reaf-GH pigs had significantly less skin lesions than Conv pigs, Reaf-FC and Reaf-FF. The frequency of tail lesions of undocked Conv pigs peaked in week 4 (66.8%). Two weeks later, Reaf undocked pigs reached their maximum (36.2%). At the end of fattening, 99.3% of undocked Conv pigs and 43.1% of undocked Reaf pigs lost parts of their tail. In conclusion, the co-mingling of piglets during suckling reduced the incidence of skin lesions. Rearing in the farrowing pen significantly reduced the incidence of tail lesions and losses for undocked pigs. No housing system negatively affected the performance."],["dc.description.abstract","Feasible alternatives to stressful weaning and tail-docking are needed to inhibit tail biting. Therefore, we investigated the effects of housing systems for 1106 pigs that were weaned from: (1) conventional farrowing crates (FC), (2) free-farrowing pens (FF), or (3) group housing of lactating sows (GH) into (1) conventional rearing pens (Conv) or (2) piglets remained in their farrowing pens for rearing (Reaf). Tails were docked or left undocked batchwise. All pigs were regrouped for the fattening period. Pigs were scored for skin lesions, tail lesions and losses. After weaning, Conv-GH pigs had significantly less skin lesions than Conv-FC and Conv-FF pigs. After regrouping for fattening, Reaf-GH pigs had significantly less skin lesions than Conv pigs, Reaf-FC and Reaf-FF. The frequency of tail lesions of undocked Conv pigs peaked in week 4 (66.8%). Two weeks later, Reaf undocked pigs reached their maximum (36.2%). At the end of fattening, 99.3% of undocked Conv pigs and 43.1% of undocked Reaf pigs lost parts of their tail. In conclusion, the co-mingling of piglets during suckling reduced the incidence of skin lesions. Rearing in the farrowing pen significantly reduced the incidence of tail lesions and losses for undocked pigs. No housing system negatively affected the performance."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung"],["dc.description.sponsorship","Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/ani11082184"],["dc.identifier.pii","ani11082184"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/90045"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-469"],["dc.publisher","MDPI"],["dc.relation.eissn","2076-2615"],["dc.rights","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],["dc.title","Effects of Different Housing Systems during Suckling and Rearing Period on Skin and Tail Lesions, Tail Losses and Performance of Growing and Finishing Pigs"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","6126"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","12"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Journal of Proteome Research"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","6134"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","9"],["dc.contributor.author","Mortezai, Naghmeh"],["dc.contributor.author","Harder, Sonke"],["dc.contributor.author","Schnabel, Claudia"],["dc.contributor.author","Moors, Eva"],["dc.contributor.author","Gauly, Matthias"],["dc.contributor.author","Schluter, Hartmut"],["dc.contributor.author","Wagener, Christoph"],["dc.contributor.author","Buck, Friedrich"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T08:36:23Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T08:36:23Z"],["dc.date.issued","2010"],["dc.description.abstract","Protein biomarker discovery in the low concentration range of human body fluids requires the enrichment of the proteins of interest Here we report on a tandem affinity strategy In the first step we isolated a human plasma glyco-subproteome of healthy individuals by wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) lectin affinity chromatography In the second step, the proteins of this subproteome were used to raise antibodies in llama (Lama glama) The heavy-chain fraction of the llama antibodies was used to deplete from the WGA lectin binding fraction all proteins normally found in human plasma In this way, we selectively enriched the glycoprotein, CEA, a known cancer marker which had been spiked into normal plasma As a proof of concept, we applied this method to the analysis of plasma sample from colon cancer patients We could demonstrate the selective enrichment of CEA by a factor of 600-800"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1021/pr100224y"],["dc.identifier.isi","000284856200004"],["dc.identifier.pmid","20839810"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/8951"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/18299"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Amer Chemical Soc"],["dc.relation.issn","1535-3907"],["dc.relation.issn","1535-3893"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","Tandem Affinity Depletion A Combination of Affinity Fractionation and Immunoaffinity Depletion Allows the Detection of Low-Abundance Components in the Complex Proteomes of Body Fluids"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e000083"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Veterinary record open"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","2"],["dc.contributor.author","Vom Brocke, A. L."],["dc.contributor.author","Madey, D. P."],["dc.contributor.author","Gauly, M."],["dc.contributor.author","Schrader, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Dippel, S."],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:42:36Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:42:36Z"],["dc.date.issued","2015"],["dc.description.abstract","INTRODUCTION: Many health and welfare problems in modern livestock production are multifactorial problems which require innovative solutions, such as novel risk assessment and management tools. However, the best way to distribute such novel - and usually complex - tools to the key applicants still has to be discussed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This paper shares experiences from distributing a novel tail biting prevention tool ('SchwIP') to 115 farm advisers and 19 veterinarians in 23 one-day workshops. Participants gave written and oral feedback at the end of the workshops, which was later analysed together with the number of farms they had visited after the workshops. Workshop groups were categorised into groups showing (a) HIGH, (b) INTermediate or (c) LOW levels of antagonism against SchwIP or parts of it during workshop discussions. RESULTS: Group types did not significantly differ in their evaluation of knowledge transfer. However, HIGH group members evaluated the on-farm usability of the tool significantly lower in the workshop feedback and tended to visit fewer farms. CONCLUSIONS: As antagonistic discussion can influence workshop output, future workshop leaders should strive for basic communication training as well as some group leadership experience before setting up and leading workshops."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1136/vetreco-2014-000083"],["dc.identifier.pmid","26392897"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/13599"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/58704"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.relation.issn","2052-6113"],["dc.rights","CC BY-NC 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0"],["dc.title","Training veterinarians and agricultural advisers on a novel tool for tail biting prevention."],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","551"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","560"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","27"],["dc.contributor.author","Lambertz, C."],["dc.contributor.author","Panprasert, P."],["dc.contributor.author","Holtz, Wolfgang"],["dc.contributor.author","Moors, Eddy J."],["dc.contributor.author","Jaturasitha, Sanchai"],["dc.contributor.author","Wicke, Michael"],["dc.contributor.author","Gauly, Matthias"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:42:05Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:42:05Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","Twenty-four male 1-year old swamp buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) were randomly allocated to 4 groups. One group grazed on guinea grass (GG) and another on guinea grass and the legume Stylosanthes guianensis (GL). The other two groups were kept in pens and fed freshly cut guinea grass and concentrate at an amount of 1.5% (GC1.5) and 2.0% (GC2.0) of body weight, respectively. The effect of the different feeding intensities on carcass characteristics and meat quality were assessed. The mean body weight at slaughter was 398 (+/- 16) kg. Average daily gain was higher in concentrate-supplemented groups (570 and 540 g/d in GC1.5 and GC2.0, respectively) when compared to GG (316 g/d) and GL (354 g/d) (p<0.01). Likewise, the warm carcass weight was higher in GC1.5 and GC2.0 compared to GG and GL. Dressing percentage was 48.1% and 49.5% in GC1.5 and GC2.0 in comparison to 42.9% and 44.8% observed in GG and GL, respectively. Meat of Longissimus throracis from GC1.5 and GC2.0 was redder in color (p<0.01), while water holding capacity (drip and thawing loss) was improved in pasture-fed groups (p<0.05). Protein and fat content of Longissimus thoracis was higher in animals supplemented with concentrate (p<0.01), as was cholesterol content (p<0.05), whereas PUFA:SFA ratio was higher and n-6/n-3 ratio lower (p<0.01) in pasture-fed buffaloes. Results of the present study showed that the supplementation of pasture with concentrate enhances the growth and carcass characteristics of swamp buffaloes expressed in superior dressing percentage, better muscling, and redder meat with a higher content of protein and fat, whereas animals grazing only on pasture had a more favorable fatty acid profile and water holding capacity. In conclusion, the supplementation of concentrate at a rate of about 1.5% of body weight is recommended to improve the performance and carcass quality of buffaloes."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.5713/ajas.2013.13555"],["dc.identifier.isi","000333141500014"],["dc.identifier.pmid","25049987"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/12171"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/33875"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.relation.issn","1976-5517"],["dc.relation.issn","1011-2367"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Abteilung Produktqualität tierischer Erzeugnisse"],["dc.rights","CC BY-NC 3.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0"],["dc.title","Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality of Swamp Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) Fattened at Different Feeding Intensities"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","2336"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","10"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","animal"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","2347"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","13"],["dc.contributor.author","Armbrecht, L."],["dc.contributor.author","Lambertz, C."],["dc.contributor.author","Albers, D."],["dc.contributor.author","Gauly, M."],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-12-10T15:22:27Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-12-10T15:22:27Z"],["dc.date.issued","2019"],["dc.description.abstract","In terms of animal welfare, farming systems of dairy cows are perceived positively by consumers when compared to pigs or poultry. A main reason is that the majority of consumers associate dairy farming with pasture, which in turn they relate with benefits for animal health and welfare. However, holistic scientific assessments of the effects of pasturing on animal welfare are rare. Hence, it was the aim to study the animal welfare level in 61 German loose housing dairy farms by using the measures of the Welfare Quality® protocol for dairy cattle (WQP). Data were collected twice per farm at the end of the pasture season (July to October) and approximately 6 months later at the end of the barn season (December to April). Farms were classified based on the duration cows had access to pasture per day during the pasture season: group 1 (G1)>10 h; group 2 (G2) 6 to 10 h; group 3 (G3)<6 h and group 4 (G4) without pasture access. The average herd size was 129 Holstein-Friesian or Red-Holstein cows (range 58 to 527). In addition to WQP data, performance data were gathered from routine herd data recordings. The indicators were aggregated to criteria applying the scoring system of the WQP. G4 received lower scores at the first than at the second visit for the criterion absence of hunger, while there were no differences between visits in the other groups (P=0.58 – group×farm visit effect). All pasturing groups were scored better at the end of the pasture season than G4 for the criterion comfort around resting (P<0.01). Compared with G1 for both farm visits and G2 for the end of the barn season, G4 reached inferior scores for the criterion absence of injuries, including indicators such as hairless patches, lesions, and swellings and lameness. At both assessments G2 was scored higher than the other groups for the criterion absence of diseases (P=0.04). In conclusion, pasture access had positive effects only on selected welfare indicators, however, these effects were not maintained throughout the barn season."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1017/S1751731119000570"],["dc.identifier.eissn","1751-732X"],["dc.identifier.issn","1751-7311"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/73403"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-354"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Zentrum für Biodiversität und Nachhaltige Landnutzung"],["dc.rights","CC BY-NC-ND 4.0"],["dc.title","Assessment of welfare indicators in dairy farms offering pasture at differing levels"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e0204211"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","12"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","PLOS ONE"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","13"],["dc.contributor.author","König von Borstel, Uta"],["dc.contributor.author","Tönepöhl, Björn"],["dc.contributor.author","Appel, Anne K."],["dc.contributor.author","Voß, Barbara"],["dc.contributor.author","Brandt, Horst"],["dc.contributor.author","Naderi, Saeid"],["dc.contributor.author","Gauly, Matthias"],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:49:51Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:49:51Z"],["dc.date.issued","2018"],["dc.description.abstract","Changes in husbandry systems as well as consumers' increasing demands for animal welfare lead to increasing importance of traits such as handleability and aggressiveness in pigs. However, before using such novel traits for selection decisions, information on genetic parameters for these traits for the specific population is required. Therefore, weight gain and behaviour-related traits were recorded in 1004 pigs (814 Pietrain x German Landrace crossbred, 190 German Landrace purebred) at different ages. Behaviour indicators and tests were assessed and conducted, respectively under commercial farm conditions and included scoring of skin lesions (twice) and behaviour during backtests (twice), injections (once), handling (twice) and weighing (three times). Since behaviour scores often exhibit suboptimal statistical properties for parametric analyses, variance components were estimated using an animal model assuming a normal (Gaussian, GA; all traits) and additionally a binary distribution of variables (BI; using a logit-link function for all behaviour traits). Heritabilities for behavioural traits ranged from 0.02 ± 0.04 (finishing pig handling test; BI) to 0.36 ± 0.08 (backtest 2; GA) suggesting that some of the traits are potentially useful for genetic selection (e.g. finishing pig weighing test: h2 (GA) = 0.20 ± 0.07). Only minor differences were observed for results from binary and Gaussian analyses of the same traits suggesting that either approach might yield valid results. However, four-fold cross-validation using correlations between breeding values of a sub-set of animals for the sample trait finishing pig weighing score indicated slight superiority of the logit model (r = 0.85 ± 0.04 vs. r = 0.77 ± 0.03). Generally, only weak to moderate associations were found between behavioural reactions to the same test at different ages (rp ≤ 0.11 for weighing at different ages; rp = 0.30 but rg (GA) = 0.84 ± 0.11 for the backtests) as well as between reactions to different tests. Therefore, for inclusion of behaviour traits into breeding programmes, and considering high labour input required for some tests such as the backtest, it is recommended to assess behaviour during situations that are relevant and identical to practical conditions, while the use of indicator traits generally does not appear to be a very promising alternative."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1371/journal.pone.0204211"],["dc.identifier.pmid","30592711"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/15796"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/59646"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.relation.issn","1932-6203"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.subject.ddc","630"],["dc.title","Suitability of traits related to aggression and handleability for integration into pig breeding programmes: Genetic parameters and comparison between Gaussian and binary trait specifications."],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]