Risk factors and milk yield losses associated with lameness in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle
Weekly locomotion scores on a scale of 1 to 5 were used to investigate the relationship between cattle lameness, management systems and the impact of lameness on milk production. The data were 14026 locomotion scores from 248 Holstein-Friesian cows. Cows were managed in two groups, XE (high-concentr...
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| author | O.M. Onyiro J. Offer S. Brotherstone |
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| description | Weekly locomotion scores on a scale of 1 to 5 were used to investigate the relationship between cattle lameness, management systems and the impact of lameness on milk production. The data were 14026 locomotion scores from 248 Holstein-Friesian cows. Cows were managed in two groups, XE (high-concentrate feed and housed indoors all year) and XM (low-concentrate feed and outdoors in summer). Analysis was performed using residual maximum likelihood. Results indicated that the most significant variables affecting locomotion were time of year when the animal was locomotion scored and management group. Cows scored during February and August had increased locomotion problems. Cows in the more intensively managed group had significantly poorer locomotion compared with those in the more extensive group. Older animals were more susceptible to lameness than heifers. Body weight, body condition score and days in milk (DIM) also accounted for significant variation in locomotion score. Poor locomotion was associated with a significant reduction in the milk yield of later lactation cows. There was a significant difference in the shape of the lactation curve depending on whether or not the cow was lame during lactation. Average persistency was greater for the group of cows never lame throughout lactation compared with those lame before 60 DIM. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3401608ee5754ee1b8da15f47b017f4e2022-12-21T22:48:44ZengElsevierAnimal1751-73112008-01-012812301237Risk factors and milk yield losses associated with lameness in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattleO.M. Onyiro0J. Offer1S. Brotherstone2School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, UKDairy Health Unit, Scottish Agricultural College Veterinary Science Division, Auchincruive, AYR KA6 5AE, UKSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JT, UK; Sustainable Livestock Systems Group, Scottish Agricultural College, Bush Estate, Penicuik, EH26 OQE, UKWeekly locomotion scores on a scale of 1 to 5 were used to investigate the relationship between cattle lameness, management systems and the impact of lameness on milk production. The data were 14026 locomotion scores from 248 Holstein-Friesian cows. Cows were managed in two groups, XE (high-concentrate feed and housed indoors all year) and XM (low-concentrate feed and outdoors in summer). Analysis was performed using residual maximum likelihood. Results indicated that the most significant variables affecting locomotion were time of year when the animal was locomotion scored and management group. Cows scored during February and August had increased locomotion problems. Cows in the more intensively managed group had significantly poorer locomotion compared with those in the more extensive group. Older animals were more susceptible to lameness than heifers. Body weight, body condition score and days in milk (DIM) also accounted for significant variation in locomotion score. Poor locomotion was associated with a significant reduction in the milk yield of later lactation cows. There was a significant difference in the shape of the lactation curve depending on whether or not the cow was lame during lactation. Average persistency was greater for the group of cows never lame throughout lactation compared with those lame before 60 DIM.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108002279dairy cattleenvironmental effectlactation curvelocomotion scoremilk yield |
| spellingShingle | O.M. Onyiro J. Offer S. Brotherstone Risk factors and milk yield losses associated with lameness in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle Animal dairy cattle environmental effect lactation curve locomotion score milk yield |
| title | Risk factors and milk yield losses associated with lameness in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle |
| title_full | Risk factors and milk yield losses associated with lameness in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle |
| title_fullStr | Risk factors and milk yield losses associated with lameness in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk factors and milk yield losses associated with lameness in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle |
| title_short | Risk factors and milk yield losses associated with lameness in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle |
| title_sort | risk factors and milk yield losses associated with lameness in holstein friesian dairy cattle |
| topic | dairy cattle environmental effect lactation curve locomotion score milk yield |
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