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Risk factors for reduced locomotion in dairy cattle on nineteen farms in the Netherlands
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Amory, J. R., Kloosterman, P., Barker, Z. E., Wright, J. L., Blowey, R. W. and Green, Laura E.. (2006) Risk factors for reduced locomotion in dairy cattle on nineteen farms in the Netherlands. Journal of Dairy Science, Vol.89 (No.5). pp. 1509-1515. ISSN 0022-0302
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72218-...
Abstract
A 3-point locomotion scoring system was used that incorporated the position of the back of cows while standing and when walking to investigate risk factors for elevated locomotion scores of 1,450 dairy cows on 19 farms in The Netherlands. Each of the farms was visited twice in an 18-mo period from February 2003 to July 2004. At each visit, all milking and dry cows were scored for locomotion by a single observer. Two multivariable regression models were constructed to identify factors associated with elevated mean locomotion score ( increased abnormality) and the percentage of cows with the highest score ( score 3). Risk factors for increased locomotion score were having a hoof-trimming stall with foot-lifting apparatus compared with not having such apparatus ( increase in locomotion score = 0.15), presence of a footbath at the parlor exit or other site compared with not having a footbath on the farm ( increase in locomotion score = 0.17 and 0.19, respectively), not providing supplemental vitamins and minerals to lactating cows compared with supplementing animals ( increase in locomotion score = 0.17) and feeding corn silage to heifers compared with not doing so ( increase in locomotion score = 0.10). The results provide a framework for hypotheses for future investigations of risk factors for high locomotion scores.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | S Agriculture > SF Animal culture T Technology > TX Home economics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Biological Sciences ( -2010) Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Dairy Science |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| ISSN: | 0022-0302 |
| Date: | May 2006 |
| Volume: | Vol.89 |
| Number: | No.5 |
| Number of Pages: | 7 |
| Page Range: | pp. 1509-1515 |
| Identification Number: | 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72218-4 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/33678 |
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