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Farm-level risk factors for lameness in 659 German dairy herds kept in loose housing systems (2024)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Tillack, Anna (WE 18)

Merle, Roswitha (WE 16)

Müller, Kerstin-Elisabeth (WE 18)

Hoedemaker, Martina

Jensen, Katharina Charlotte (WE 16)

Oehm, Andreas W.

Klawitter, Marcus

Stock, Annegret (WE 18)

Quelle

Animals

Bandzählung: 14

Heftzählung: 17

Seiten: 2578

ISSN: 2076-2615

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

URL (Volltext): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/17/2578

DOI: 10.3390/ani14172578

Pubmed: 39272363

Kontakt

Institut für Veterinär-Epidemiologie und Biometrie

Königsweg 67
14163 Berlin
+49 30 838 56034
epi@vetmed.fu-berlin.de

Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Six hundred fifty-nine farms in three regions of Germany (North: n = 240, East: n = 247, and South: n = 172) were included in the study, which aims at determining the association of management-related risk factors with farm-level lameness in German dairy herds. For each risk factor, a generalised linear regression model with negative binomial distribution and logit link was built. Results showed that cows housed in deep-bedded cubicles had a lower risk of being lame than cows housed in other cubicle types. A larger cubicle width was associated with a lower risk of being lame. Feeding a total mixed ration was associated with lower lameness prevalence (compared to feeding a partial mixed ration or single components). For first lactation cows, lameness assessment performed daily (compared to less than daily) and during other work tasks (compared to lameness assessment as a separate work task) were associated with lower risk for lameness. Finally, the present study provided evidence for crucial associations of management-related risk factors with lameness in German dairy cows, especially in the fields of cubicle design, feeding management, and lameness assessment.