Veterinarski arhiv, Vol. 92 No. 3, 2022.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.24099/vet.arhiv.1525
The effect of housing systems on hoof diseases/disorders and percentage of culling in Holstein dairy cows
Denis Kučević
; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia
Ivanka Hadžić
; Al dahra Srbija doo, Belgrade, Serbia
Snežana Trivunović
; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia
Miroslav Plavšić
; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia
Ivan Pavlović
; Naučni institut za veterinarstvo Srbije, Belgrade, Serbia
Tamara Papović
; Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia
Vesna Gantner
; Department for Animal Production and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agrobiotechnology Osijek, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer of Osijek, Croatia
Sažetak
The objectives of this research were to investigate the effect of the housing system (tie-stall and free-stall barns) on the prevalence of hoof diseases/disorders, as well as on the percentage of culling in 6,348 Holstein dairy cows from 5 farms. During the three months of research the hoof care service on all farms collected records of causes of lameness, diagnoses and treatments. Functional and corrective hoof trimming was conducted by a professional farm trimmer. When all the registered diseases/disorders were observed as a percentage (all diseases = 100%), it was noticed that both housing systems were similarly affected by the same diseases/disorders. In this regard, White Line Disease occurred in both systems in prevalence of 0.5% - 1%, Toe Ulcer and Necrosis in 3% - 6%, Rusterholz Ulcer / Sole Ulcer in 20% - 23%, Digital Dermatitis in 18% - 20%, Interdigital Hyperplasia / Tyloma in 10% - 12%, Panaritium / Interdigital Phlegmon in 0.7% - 0.77%, while the prevalence of Mechanical Injury was negligible and in similar amounts - 0.2% - 0.5%. Cows in the free-stall barns were much more burdened with Dermatitis Interdigitalis / Heel Erosion Disease (39.11%) compared to cows in the bound housing system (20.40%). In contrast, diagnosed acute, chronic and haemorrhagic Laminitis was significantly more pronounced in the tie-stall barns (18.61%) than in the free-stall barns (0.88%). In the statistical analysis conducted, statistically significantly more diseases/disorders were registered in the tie-stall system than in the free housing system (P<0.01). During the three months of the study, the average percentage of culling in the free system was 5.4%, while in the tie-stall system it was 4.9%. This difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).
Ključne riječi
hoof diseases/disorders; Holstein cows; housing system; culling
Hrčak ID:
281007
URI
Datum izdavanja:
17.7.2022.
Posjeta: 629 *