Norwegian Dairy Farm Welfare Pens Data from VIP Cow Project

Data from the VIP Cow project investigates the use of welfare pens in Norwegian dairy farms with automatic milking systems. The dataset combines questionnaire responses, on-farm logbook registrations, and interview transcripts with agricultural advisors. It was authored by Barry, Conor and last updated on 2026-04-21.

Use Cases

• Analyze farmer adoption and perceptions of welfare pens based on questionnaire responses.
• Study on-farm operational patterns and animal handling based on logbook registrations.
• Identify expert recommendations and implementation challenges based on advisor interview transcripts.

Strengths

• Combines three distinct data collection methods: questionnaires, logbooks, and interviews.
• Includes the original survey instruments and interview questions as separate files.
• Focuses on a specific agricultural technology (automatic milking systems) in a defined geography (Norway).

Limitations

• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-04-21; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

DataverseNO Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Data collected via online questionnaire, on-farm logbooks, and semi-structured interviews.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-21 02:27:00

Geography

Norway