Urbanisation threats to dairy cattle health: Insights from Greater Bengaluru, India

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dc.date.accessioned2023-12-01T12:04:28Z
dc.date.available2023-12-01T12:04:28Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-05
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert im Rahmen des Projekts DEALger
dc.description.sponsorshipGerman Research Foundation (DFG)
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202311159018
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/15250
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.doidoi:10.1007/s11250-023-03737-7
dc.relation.projectidSCHL 587/6-2
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectcattle healtheng
dc.subjectdairy productioneng
dc.subjectfood leftoverseng
dc.subjectheavy metalseng
dc.subjectlake foddereng
dc.subjectlogit modeleng
dc.subjectmegacityeng
dc.subject.ddc590
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.subject.ddc710
dc.subject.swdIndienger
dc.subject.swdRindger
dc.subject.swdTiergesundheitger
dc.subject.swdMilchproduktionger
dc.subject.swdFuttermittelger
dc.subject.swdSchwermetallger
dc.subject.swdLogit-Modellger
dc.subject.swdMegastadtger
dc.titleUrbanisation threats to dairy cattle health: Insights from Greater Bengaluru, Indiaeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractComplex urbanisation dynamics, on the one hand, create a high demand for animal products, and on the other hand put enormous pressure on arable land with negative consequences for animal feed production. To explore the impact of accelerated urbanisation on dairy cattle health in urban farming systems, 151 farmers from different parts of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area in India were individually interviewed on aspects addressing cattle management and cattle health. In addition, 97 samples of forages from the shores of 10 different lakes, and vegetable leftovers used in cattle feeding were collected for nutritional analysis. Along with the use of cultivated forages, crop residues, and concentrate feed, 47% and 77% of the farmers occasionally or frequently used lake fodder and food leftovers, respectively. Nutritionally, lake fodder corresponded to high-quality pasture vegetation, but 43% of the samples contained toxic heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and lead above official critical threshold levels. Therefore, lake fodder may affect cows’ health if consumed regularly; however, heavy metal concentrations varied between lakes (P < 0.05), but not between fodder types (P > 0.05). Although 60% of the interviewed farmers believed that their cows were in good health, logit model applications revealed that insufficient drinking water supply and the use of lake fodder negatively impacted cattle health (P < 0.05). While it remains unknown if regular feeding of lake fodder results in heavy metal accumulation in animal products, farmers and farm advisors must address this and other urbanization-related challenges to protect cattle health.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorAlam, Md Shahin
dcterms.creatorMullakkalparambil Velayudhan, Silpa
dcterms.creatorDey, Debpriyo Kumar
dcterms.creatorAdilieme, Chiamaka
dcterms.creatorPradeep, Pradeep Kumar
dcterms.creatorBhatta, Raghavendra
dcterms.creatorKönig, Sven
dcterms.creatorSchlecht, Eva
dcterms.source.articlenumber350
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:1573-7438
dcterms.source.issueIssue 5
dcterms.source.journalTropical Animal Health and Productioneng
dcterms.source.volumeVolume 55
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