Lameness in Early Lactation Is Associated with Lower Productive and Reproductive Performance in a Herd of Supplemented Grazing Dairy Cows
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Farm and Herd Management
2.2. Reproductive Management
2.3. Lame Cow Management
2.4. Dataset Management and Statistical Analysis
2.5. Lameness and Milk Yield
2.6. Lameness and Reproductive Performance
3. Results
3.1. Lameness and Milk Yield
3.2. Lameness and Reproductive Performance
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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MILK150 1 | MILK305 2 | ||||||||
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n | LSM 3 | 95% CI 4 | p | n | LSM 3 | 95% CI 4 | p | ||
Lameness 5 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||||
No | 4789 | 5037 | 5006–5068 | 2927 | 9766 | 9703–9829 | |||
Yes | 1896 | 4876 | 4827–4924 | 1371 | 9583 | 9491–9675 |
n | LSM 1 | 95% CI 2 | p | Contrast 1 3 | Contrast 2 4 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MILK150 6 | |||||||
Lame group 5 | <0.001 | ||||||
LG0 | 4789 | 5037 | 5006–5037 | <0.001 | |||
LG1 | 989 | 4821 | 4763–4821 | <0.001 | |||
LG2 | 469 | 4979 | 4903–5055 | ||||
MILK305 7 | |||||||
Lame group 5 | <0.001 | ||||||
LG0 | 2927 | 9766 | 9703–9829 | <0.001 | |||
LG1 | 732 | 9566 | 9452–9680 | 0.855 | |||
LG2 | 416 | 9608 | 9472–9744 |
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Logroño, J.C.; Rearte, R.; Corva, S.G.; Domínguez, G.A.; de la Sota, R.L.; Madoz, L.V.; Giuliodori, M.J. Lameness in Early Lactation Is Associated with Lower Productive and Reproductive Performance in a Herd of Supplemented Grazing Dairy Cows. Animals 2021, 11, 2294. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11082294
Logroño JC, Rearte R, Corva SG, Domínguez GA, de la Sota RL, Madoz LV, Giuliodori MJ. Lameness in Early Lactation Is Associated with Lower Productive and Reproductive Performance in a Herd of Supplemented Grazing Dairy Cows. Animals. 2021; 11(8):2294. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11082294
Chicago/Turabian StyleLogroño, Joaquín Chiozza, Ramiro Rearte, Santiago Gerardo Corva, Germán Ariel Domínguez, Rodolfo Luzbel de la Sota, Laura Vanina Madoz, and Mauricio Javier Giuliodori. 2021. "Lameness in Early Lactation Is Associated with Lower Productive and Reproductive Performance in a Herd of Supplemented Grazing Dairy Cows" Animals 11, no. 8: 2294. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11082294
APA StyleLogroño, J. C., Rearte, R., Corva, S. G., Domínguez, G. A., de la Sota, R. L., Madoz, L. V., & Giuliodori, M. J. (2021). Lameness in Early Lactation Is Associated with Lower Productive and Reproductive Performance in a Herd of Supplemented Grazing Dairy Cows. Animals, 11(8), 2294. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11082294