Symposium Review: Precision Technologies for Dairy Calves and Management Applications

Costa, Joao H.C.; Cantor, Melissa C.; Neave, Heather W.

doi:10.3168/jds.2019-17885

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Symposium Review: Precision Technologies for Dairy Calves and Management Applications

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Costa, Joao H.C., Cantor, Melissa C., Neave, Heather W.·2021·Journal of Dairy Science

DOI 10.3168/jds.2019-17885

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There is an increasing interest in using precision dairy technologies (PDT) to monitor real-time animal behavior and physiology in livestock systems around the world. Although PDT in adult cattle is extensively reviewed, PDT use for the management of preweaned dairy calves has not been reviewed. We systematically reviewed research on the use and application of precision technologies in calves. Accelerometers have the potential to be used to monitor lying behavior, step activity, and rumination, which are useful to detect changes in behavior that may be indicative of disease, responses to painful procedures, or positive welfare behaviors such as play. Automated calf feeding systems can control delivery of nutritional plans to individualize feeding and weaning of calves; changes in feeding behaviors (such as milk intake, drinking speed, and unrewarded visits) may also be used to identify early onset of disease. The PDT devices also measure physiological and physical attributes in dairy calves. For instance, temperature monitoring devices such as infrared thermography, ruminal boluses, and implanted microchips have been assessed in calves, but no herd management-based commercial system is available. Many other PDT are in development with potential to be used in dairy calf management, such as image and acoustic-based monitoring, real-time location, and use of enrichment items for monitoring positive emotional states. We conclude that PDT have great potential for application in dairy calf management, enabling precise behavioral and physiological monitoring, targeted feeding programs, and identification of calves with poor health or behavioral impairments. We strongly encourage further development and validation of commercially available technologies for on-farm application of the monitoring of dairy calf welfare, performance, and health.

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Authors: Costa, J. H. C., Cantor, M. C., & Neave, H. W.
Affiliations: University of Kentucky (US)
AgResearch (NZ)
Corresponding author: Costa, Joao H.C.
ORCID: Costa, Joao H.C.
Cantor, Melissa C.
Neave, Heather W.
Venue: Journal of Dairy Science
Publisher: American Dairy Science Association
Published: 2021-01
Volume: 104
Issue: 1
Pages: 1203-1219
ISSN: 0022-0302 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17885
OpenAlex: W3044492668
Cited by: 98
References: 122
Citations by year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 1
FWCI: 11.21
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/open-access/userlicense/1.0/ (vor, 365 d)
Locations: Journal of Dairy Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
ScholarSphere (Penn State Libraries) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture (KY007100)
University of Kentucky
Topics: Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Smart Agriculture and AI
Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal health and immunology
Keywords: dairy calves, animal behavior monitoring, accelerometer, calf welfare, infrared thermography, integrated circuits, early disease detection, weaning, acoustic monitoring, real-time location, positive emotions
MeSH terms: Farms, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Behavior, Animal, Cattle, Dairying, Weaning, Accelerometry

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