Beef Cattle Welfare and Management Practices on 49 Farms

Data on 38 management and animal welfare items was collected from 49 beef cattle farms in northeastern Italy. The study by Isabella Lora, published in 2026, analyzed farm management, structures, and animal-based measures. It assessed the impact of herd size on welfare conditions.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlation between herd size tertiles and personnel skills or feeding management practices.
• Identify common structural shortcomings like space allowances or flooring systems across farms.
• Assess the relationship between water availability metrics and environmental conditions.
• Model the frequency of written recordings and protocols as a function of farm size group.

Strengths

• Data from 49 farms provides a multi-farm comparison.
• Analysis covers 38 distinct items across management, structures, and animal-based measures.
• Farms were categorized into three equal groups based on herd size tertiles for comparative analysis.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 49 farms limits statistical power and generalizability.
• Geographic scope is limited to northeastern Italy, introducing regional bias.
• Data is contained in a 745.6 KB DOCX file, indicating limited raw data volume.

Provenance

Source

Isabella Lora via figshare.

Collection Method

Data collection from 49 beef cattle farms.

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026.

Geography

Northeastern Italy.