dc.contributor.author
Oehm, Andreas W.
dc.contributor.author
Jensen, Katharina Charlotte
dc.contributor.author
Tautenhahn, Annegret
dc.contributor.author
Mueller, Kerstin-Elisabeth
dc.contributor.author
Feist, Melanie
dc.contributor.author
Merle, Roswitha
dc.date.accessioned
2021-02-05T15:23:33Z
dc.date.available
2021-02-05T15:23:33Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/29519
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-29263
dc.description.abstract
Lameness remains a major concern for animal welfare and productivity in modern dairy production. Even though a trend toward loose housing systems exists and the public expects livestock to be kept under conditions where freedom of movement and the expression of natural behavior are ensured, restrictive housing systems continue to be the predominant type of housing in some regions. Factors associated with lameness were evaluated by application of multiple logistic regression modeling on data of 1,006 dairy cows from 56 tie stall farms in Bavaria, South Germany. In this population, approximately every fourth cow was lame (24.44% of scored animals). The mean farm level prevalence of lameness was 23.28%. In total, 22 factors were analyzed regarding their association with lameness. A low Body Condition Score (BCS) (OR 1.54 [95%-CI 1.05-2.25]) as well as increasing parity (OR 1.41 [95%-CI 1.29-1.54]) entailed greater odds of lameness. Moreover, higher milk yield (OR 0.98 [95%-CI 0.96-1.00]) and organic farming (OR 0.48 [95%-0.25-0.92]) appeared to be protectively associated with lameness. Cows with hock injuries (OR 2.57 [95%-CI 1.41-4.67]) or with swellings of the ribs (OR 2.55 [95%-CI 1.53-4.23]) had higher odds of lameness. A similar association was observed for the contamination of the lower legs with distinct plaques of manure (OR 1.88 [95%-CI 1.14-3.10]). As a central aspect of tie stall housing, the length of the stalls was associated with lameness; with stalls of medium [(>158-171 cm) (OR 2.15 [95%-CI 1.29-3.58]) and short (<= 158 cm) length (OR 4.07 [95%-CI 2.35-7.05]) increasing the odds compared with long stalls (>171 cm). These results can help both gaining knowledge on relevant factors associated with lameness as well as approaching the problem of dairy cow lameness in tie stall operations.
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dc.format.extent
12 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
risk factor analysis
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dc.subject
housing conditions
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::630 Landwirtschaft::630 Landwirtschaft und verwandte Bereiche
dc.title
Factors Associated With Lameness in Tie Stall Housed Dairy Cows in South Germany
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
601640
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.3389/fvets.2020.601640
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
7
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.601640
refubium.affiliation
Veterinärmedizin
refubium.affiliation.other
Klinik für Klauentiere
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refubium.affiliation.other
Institut für Veterinär-Epidemiologie und Biometrie
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refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
2297-1769
refubium.resourceType.provider
WoS-Alert