The WP2 purpose is to work on a making-decision tool for farmers and advisors in order to improve the management of some animal welfare indicators as lameness, mastitis, stress and energy balance.
To contribute to this work Idele was involved in the assessment of the economic impact of these welfare indicators in dairy cattle. So to contribute Idele made a comparative analysis of mathematic models used in scientific publication and a descriptive analysis of existing tools to assess economic impact of some welfare indicators in dairy cattle (lameness, mastitis and ketosis).
About the comparative analysis of mathematic models used in scientific publication (20 publication from 1997 to 2020), Idele wrote a document which describes the type of data required, the objective, the calculation method or model, the input and output data, and the limits and conditions of use for each mathematic models.
About descriptive analysis of existing tools, 13 tools are described: the type of data required, the objective, the calculation method or model, the input and output data, and the limits and conditions of use.
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Name of the tool |
Considered indicators |
Objective |
Access |
Country/Contact/ Reference |
Mathematical model |
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Mastitis |
Ketosis |
Lame-ness |
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CM |
SCM |
CK |
SCK |
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« Bilan de santé du troupeau laitier » |
X |
X |
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X |
Calculation of shortfall only:
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Free (online) |
Country: France/ONIRIS Reference: www.bioepar.org/sante Contacts: |
Partial budgeting |
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« Animal health management tool » |
X |
X |
X |
Simulation of the economic impact of diseases (failure) and management measures (preventive) |
Free (download) |
Country: Netherlands/Wageningen University Reference: www.wur.nl/en/article/Dairy-Animal-health-management-tool.htm Contact: felix.vansoest@wur.nl |
Partial budgeting |
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« €fficow » |
X |
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Classification of the cow inside the herd based on economic profitability criteria |
No (restricted access) |
Country: France/FCEL Reference: cas.france-conseil-elevage.fr/cas/login |
Based on the difference between incomes and expenses |
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« SimHerd» |
X |
X |
X |
Developed for research and current use for dairy farmers Simulation of alternative scenarios and estimation of their economic consequences |
Charged access |
Country: Denmark/simherd Reference: http://www.simherd.com/en/ Contacts: |
Dynamic, mechanistic, and stochastic Monte Carlo model |
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« Dairy health manager » |
X |
X |
X |
Calculation of the impact of management measures on techno-economic results |
No (currently in the making) |
Country: France/ONIRIS Contact: nathalie.bareille@oniris-nantes.fr |
Dynamic, stochastic and mechanistic simulation model |
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« Economie des plans de maîtrise des mammites et des boiteries » |
X |
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X |
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Online (downloadable version, for technical advisor – user guide) |
Country: France/ONIRIS/Idele Reference: www.casdarsante.com (online, for farmer) ; www.sante.ouest-atlantis.com Contacts: |
Partial budgeting |
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« Estimation de l’impact financier des mammites » |
X |
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Evaluation of economic losses (shortfall and health costs) due to clinical and subclinical mastitis |
Online |
Country: France/ONIRIS/Idele Reference: www.mammites.ouest-atlantis.com Contacts: |
Partial budgeting |
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« Rekenmodule kosten mastitis op bedrijfsniveau » |
X |
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Free (download) |
Country: Netherlands/ University of Utrecht Reference: www.uu.nl/organisatie/veterinaire-service-en-samenwerking/veterinaire-economie Contact: w.steeneveld@uu.nl |
Calculation by sum of costs and losses |
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« Dossier de santé mammaire » |
X |
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Calculation of the economic impact of the clinical mastitis ; used as a decision tool (control plan) |
No (restricted access) |
Country: Belgium (Walloon region)/AWE Reference: www.awenet.be/awe/commun/asbl/lait/services.php Contact: ereding@awenet.be |
Partial budgeting |
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« DLQ Herdenzellzahlrechner » |
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X |
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Calculation of the milk yield and the monetary profit that can be achieved by improving the BT-SCC |
Free (online) |
Country: Germany/Freie Universität Berlin Reference: https://infothek.die-milchkontrolle.de/elearning/zellzahlrechner/ (online) Contact: alexander.bartel@fu-berlin.de |
No information |
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« Effizienz-Check» |
X |
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Estimation of the economic losses due to the udder health (comparison with the target situation) |
No (restricted access -Austrian farmers members of LKV) |
Country: Austria Reference: www.zar.at/Service/RDV-Portal/Effizienz-Check.html Contact: egger-danner@zuchtdata.at |
No information |
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« KlauenGesundheitsKalkulator» |
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X |
Calculation of the direct economic impact (calculated through the milk loss) of bad claw health |
Free (download) |
Country: Austria and Germany/ LKV Baden Württemberg Reference: www.cowcare.eu/claw-health-calculator/ ; www.cowgenetics.lv/clawhealth-calculator Contacts: |
Calculation based on milk price, feed costs and loss of milk yield |
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