We agree that, although the TSRB can be a helpful tool in the management of dairy cow health, dairy
personnel should not rely on this tool as a sole method
for the identification of sick cows. No single measurement should replace careful observation and husbandry
practices that promote early disease identification
and prompt and appropriate treatment of ill animals;
however, a TSRB could be used in conjunction with
daily observations and other diagnostic tools as a way
to individually manage animals at risk of developing
disease, increasing their chances of remaining in the
herd as healthy and productive dairy cows. Associations between RT measured by TSBR and its ability
to assist in the early detection of illness among dairy
cows should be further investigated to determine if the
results of this pilot study in one dairy are consistent in
a larger dairy population sample when controlling for
potential confounding factors at the animal, herd, and
working personnel levels.
CONCLUSIONS
Temperature monitoring is a useful practice to aid in
the early detection of dairy cow diseases. Incorporating
a TSRB into the health monitoring program on commercial dairy farms is likely to improve disease detection and overall herd health. Placing the TSRB at dry
off would allow an adequate baseline temperature to be
established for each cow before calving, enabling dairy
personnel to easily monitor changes in body temperature, examining those cows that present an increase
in RT. Although not every cow with an increase in
temperature from its baseline will be diagnosed with
an illness, it is important that cows with an elevated
RT are examined. By including a TSRB monitoring
system on their facility, producers would be adding one
more tool to help maintain herd health—one that will
promote close monitoring of individual dairy cows and
aid in the prompt identification and treatment of cows
that are diagnosed with common production diseases.
RE
We agree that, although the TSRB can be a helpful tool in the management of dairy cow health, dairypersonnel should not rely on this tool as a sole methodfor the identification of sick cows. No single measurement should replace careful observation and husbandrypractices that promote early disease identificationand prompt and appropriate treatment of ill animals;however, a TSRB could be used in conjunction withdaily observations and other diagnostic tools as a wayto individually manage animals at risk of developingdisease, increasing their chances of remaining in theherd as healthy and productive dairy cows. Associations between RT measured by TSBR and its abilityto assist in the early detection of illness among dairycows should be further investigated to determine if theresults of this pilot study in one dairy are consistent ina larger dairy population sample when controlling forpotential confounding factors at the animal, herd, andworking personnel levels.CONCLUSIONSTemperature monitoring is a useful practice to aid inthe early detection of dairy cow diseases. Incorporatinga TSRB into the health monitoring program on commercial dairy farms is likely to improve disease detection and overall herd health. Placing the TSRB at dryoff would allow an adequate baseline temperature to beestablished for each cow before calving, enabling dairypersonnel to easily monitor changes in body temperature, examining those cows that present an increasein RT. Although not every cow with an increase intemperature from its baseline will be diagnosed withan illness, it is important that cows with an elevatedRT are examined. By including a TSRB monitoringsystem on their facility, producers would be adding onemore tool to help maintain herd health—one that willpromote close monitoring of individual dairy cows andaid in the prompt identification and treatment of cowsthat are diagnosed with common production diseases.RE
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