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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Reducing pain after dehorning in dairy calves.
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J Dairy Sci
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2000
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1.39
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2
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Effects of three types of free-stall surfaces on preferences and stall usage by dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
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2003
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1.11
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3
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Calf response to caustic paste and hot-iron dehorning using sedation with and without local anesthetic.
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J Dairy Sci
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2005
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1.09
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4
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Benchmarking cow comfort on North American freestall dairies: lameness, leg injuries, lying time, facility design, and management for high-producing Holstein dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
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2012
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1.08
|
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5
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Views on contentious practices in dairy farming: the case of early cow-calf separation.
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J Dairy Sci
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2013
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1.04
|
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6
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Effect of hoof pathologies on subjective assessments of dairy cow gait.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2006
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0.99
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7
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Effects of pair versus individual housing on the behavior and performance of dairy calves.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2002
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0.98
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8
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Rumination and its relationship to feeding and lying behavior in Holstein dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
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2012
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0.98
|
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9
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Preference and usage of pasture versus free-stall housing by lactating dairy cattle.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2009
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0.98
|
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10
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Effects of ad libitum milk intake on dairy calves.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2002
|
0.97
|
|
11
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Feeding behavior identifies dairy cows at risk for metritis.
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J Dairy Sci
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2005
|
0.95
|
|
12
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Technical note: Validation of a system for monitoring rumination in dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2009
|
0.95
|
|
13
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Prepartum behavior and dry matter intake identify dairy cows at risk for metritis.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2007
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0.94
|
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14
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Invited review: The welfare of dairy cattle--key concepts and the role of science.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2009
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0.94
|
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15
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Effects of pasture on lameness in dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2007
|
0.93
|
|
16
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Lying behavior: assessing within- and between-herd variation in free-stall-housed dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2009
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0.93
|
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17
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Invited review: effects of milk ration on solid feed intake, weaning, and performance in dairy heifers.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2011
|
0.92
|
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18
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Changes in feeding, drinking, and standing behavior of dairy cows during the transition period.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2005
|
0.92
|
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19
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Bacterial populations on teat ends of dairy cows housed in free stalls and bedded with either sand or sawdust.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2004
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0.92
|
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20
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Effects of pair versus single housing on performance and behavior of dairy calves before and after weaning from milk.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2010
|
0.90
|
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21
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Effect of feeding space on the inter-cow distance, aggression, and feeding behavior of free-stall housed lactating dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2004
|
0.88
|
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22
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Analgesics improve the gait of lame dairy cattle.
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J Dairy Sci
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2008
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0.88
|
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23
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Antibiotic resistance in gut bacteria from dairy calves: a dose response to the level of antibiotics fed in milk.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2003
|
0.86
|
|
24
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Technical note: validation of a system for monitoring individual feeding and drinking behavior and intake in group-housed cattle.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2007
|
0.86
|
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25
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The effects of social contact and milk allowance on responses to handling, play, and social behavior in young dairy calves.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2012
|
0.86
|
|
26
|
Hoof pathologies influence kinematic measures of dairy cow gait.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2005
|
0.85
|
|
27
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Competition at the feed bunk changes the feeding, standing, and social behavior of transition dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2009
|
0.85
|
|
28
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Effects of the early social environment on behavioral responses of dairy calves to novel events.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2012
|
0.84
|
|
29
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Overstocking reduces lying time in dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2007
|
0.84
|
|
30
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Lying behavior as an indicator of lameness in dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
31
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Short communication: Haptoglobin as an early indicator of metritis.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2009
|
0.84
|
|
32
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Gradual cessation of milking reduces milk leakage and motivation to be milked in dairy cows at dry-off.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2013
|
0.84
|
|
33
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Effects of bedding quality on lying behavior of dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2007
|
0.84
|
|
34
|
Acute behavioral effects of regrouping dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2008
|
0.83
|
|
35
|
Using gait score, walking speed, and lying behavior to detect hoof lesions in dairy cows.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2009
|
0.83
|
|
36
|
Bedding on geotextile mattresses: how much is needed to improve cow comfort?
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
37
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Effects of continuous versus periodic milk availability on behavior and performance of dairy calves.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2006
|
0.82
|
|
38
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Tail docking dairy cattle: effects on cow cleanliness and udder health.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2001
|
0.82
|
|
39
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Short-term effects of regrouping on behavior of prepartum dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
40
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Influence of neck-rail placement on free-stall preference, use, and cleanliness.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2005
|
0.81
|
|
41
|
Short communication: Effect of feed barrier design on the behavior of loose-housed lactating dairy cows.
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J Dairy Sci
|
2005
|
0.81
|
|
42
|
Presence of an older weaned companion influences feeding behavior and improves performance of dairy calves before and after weaning from milk.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
43
|
Free-stall dimensions: effects on preference and stall usage.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2004
|
0.80
|
|
44
|
Effects of mixing on drinking and competitive behavior of dairy calves.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2006
|
0.80
|
|
45
|
Technical note: Comparison of rectal and vaginal temperatures in lactating dairy cows.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2010
|
0.80
|
|
46
|
Evaluation of a system for monitoring rumination in heifers and calves.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2011
|
0.79
|
|
47
|
Measuring the feeding behavior of lactating dairy cows in early to peak lactation.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2003
|
0.79
|
|
48
|
Effect of motivational context on conspecific song discrimination by brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater).
|
J Comp Psychol
|
1994
|
0.79
|
|
49
|
Behavior during transition differs for cows diagnosed with claw horn lesions in mid lactation.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
50
|
Softer, higher-friction flooring improves gait of cows with and without sole ulcers.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2007
|
0.79
|
|
51
|
Duration of weaning, starter intake, and weight gain of dairy calves fed large amounts of milk.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2010
|
0.78
|
|
52
|
Short communication: Metritis affects milk production and cull rate of Holstein multiparous and primiparous dairy cows differently.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2011
|
0.78
|
|
53
|
The stall-design paradox: neck rails increase lameness but improve udder and stall hygiene.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
54
|
Prepartum feeding behavior is an early indicator of subclinical ketosis.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
55
|
Hay intake improves performance and rumen development of calves fed higher quantities of milk.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
56
|
Temporal feed restriction and overstocking increase competition for feed by dairy cattle.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
57
|
Effects of hot-iron branding on heart rate, breathing rate and behaviour of anaesthetised Steller sea lions.
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Vet Rec
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
58
|
Effect of pen size, group size, and stocking density on activity in freestall-housed dairy cows.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
59
|
Hoof discomfort changes how dairy cattle distribute their body weight.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2006
|
0.77
|
|
60
|
Competition for teats and feeding behavior by group-housed dairy calves.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2004
|
0.77
|
|
61
|
Short communication: repeatability of measures of rectal temperature in dairy cows.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
62
|
Herd-level risk factors for lameness in freestall farms in the northeastern United States and California.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
63
|
Effects of milking on dairy cow gait.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2006
|
0.76
|
|
64
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Letter to the editor: The effects of force-feeding sick dairy calves: a comment on Quigley et al. (2006).
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
65
|
Flooring in front of the feed bunk affects feeding behavior and use of freestalls by dairy cows.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
66
|
Introducing heifers to freestall housing.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
67
|
Male swords and female preferences.
|
Science
|
1991
|
0.75
|
|
68
|
Technical note: Validation of a system for monitoring feeding behavior of dairy cows.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
69
|
Feeding a higher forage diet prepartum decreases incidences of subclinical ketosis in transition dairy cows.
|
J Anim Sci
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
70
|
Neck-rail position in the free stall affects standing behavior and udder and stall cleanliness.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
71
|
Differential effects of sodium and magnesium sulfate on water consumption by beef cattle.
|
J Anim Sci
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
72
|
Segregated early weaning and welfare of piglets.
|
J Appl Anim Welf Sci
|
1999
|
0.75
|
|
73
|
Corrigendum to "The effect of milk allowance on behavior and weight gains in dairy calves" (J. Dairy Sci. 100:504-512).
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
74
|
Short communication: effects of bedding quality on the lying behavior of dairy calves.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
75
|
Cow preference and usage of free stalls compared with an open pack area.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
76
|
Technical note: Evaluation of a scoring system for rumen fill in dairy cows.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
77
|
Maternal isolation behavior of Holstein dairy cows kept indoors.
|
J Anim Sci
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
78
|
INVITED REVIEW: Farm size and animal welfare.
|
J Anim Sci
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
79
|
Freestall maintenance: effects on lying behavior of dairy cattle.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
80
|
Preference for pasture versus freestall housing by dairy cattle when stall availability indoors is reduced.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
81
|
Corrigendum to "Nonambulatory cows: Duration of recumbency and quality of nursing care affect outcome of flotation therapy" (J. Dairy Sci. 99:2076-2085).
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
82
|
Sampling behavior of dairy cattle: effects of variation in dietary energy density on behavior at the feed bunk.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
83
|
Associations between cow hygiene, hock injuries, and free stall usage on US dairy farms.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
84
|
Postweaning performance of heifers fed starter with and without hay during the milk-feeding period.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
85
|
Effects of sawdust bedding dry matter on lying behavior of dairy cows: a dose-dependent response.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
86
|
Herd-level risk factors for hock injuries in freestall-housed dairy cows in the northeastern United States and California.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
87
|
Short communication: Herd-level reproductive performance and its relationship with lameness and leg injuries in freestall dairy herds in the northeastern United States.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
88
|
Gait assessment in dairy cattle.
|
Animal
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
89
|
Short communication: Rumination and feeding behavior before and after calving in dairy cows.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
90
|
Improving stall design: use of 3-D kinematics to measure space use by dairy cows when lying down.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
91
|
Cow comfort in tie-stalls: increased depth of shavings or straw bedding increases lying time.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
92
|
Brisket boards reduce freestall use.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
93
|
Short communication: risk of severe heel erosion increased with parity and stage of lactation in freestall-housed dairy cows.
|
J Dairy Sci
|
2010
|
0.75
|