Abstract
In Hokkaido, the number of reported injuries due to accidents involving cows is more than 700； however, in the prefectures, a limited number of local governments are carrying out a survey of injury due to accidents and the issue has not become tangible. Therefore, an interview survey of dairy farmers from 40 houses in nine prefectures was conducted. This revealed that like in Hokkaido, in prefectures too, accidents often occur at the time of milking tied cows, and during movement of pasturing cows and there are cases of long-term hospitalization. However, in reality, farmers do not visit or get admitted to a hospital except in serious cases, as there is no workforce to spare. Analysis of the causes of accidents has shown that in the accidents occurring while milking tied cows, when dangerous movements of cows are controlled by reducing the stress on the cows, by improving the cowshed environment or handling of the cows, one can expect an increase in milk output as well as reduction of diseases. In case of accidents occurring due to the movement of pasturing cows, it was indicated that reduction in accidents can be expected by separating man and cows by improving the facilities.
