Repeatability of whole herd lameness scoring: an analysis of a New Zealand dataset.
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| Název: | Repeatability of whole herd lameness scoring: an analysis of a New Zealand dataset. |
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| Autoři: | Laven, RA1 (AUTHOR) r.laven@massey.ac.nz, Mason, WA2 (AUTHOR), Laven, LJ1 (AUTHOR), Müller, KR1 (AUTHOR) |
| Zdroj: | New Zealand Veterinary Journal. Jan 2025, Vol. 73 Issue 1, p46-52. 7p. |
| Druh dokumentu: | Article |
| Témata: | Spring, Lameness in cattle, Dairy farms, Dairy cattle, Animal herds |
| Author-Supplied Keywords: | dairy cattle lameness prevalence Locomotion score predictive ability welfare assessment |
| Abstrakt: | Aims: To assess whether a whole-herd lameness score on a New Zealand dairy farm in spring could predict lameness prevalence on the same farm in summer (and vice versa) and whether a single-herd lameness score could be used to determine whether herd lameness prevalence was < 5% in both spring and summer. Methods: Prevalence data (proportion of the herd with lameness score ≥ 2 and with score 3; 0–3 scale) from a study where 120 dairy farms across New Zealand were scored in spring and in the following summer were analysed using limits-of-agreement analysis. In addition, farms were categorised as having either acceptable welfare (lameness prevalence < 5% in both spring and summer) or not (lameness prevalence ≥ 5% in either spring or summer or both). The accuracy and specificity of a single, whole-herd lameness score at identifying herds with acceptable welfare were then calculated. Results: The limits-of-agreement analysis suggests that 95% of the time, the prevalence of lameness in summer would be expected to be between 0.23 and 4.3 times that of the prevalence in spring. The specificity and accuracy of identifying a farm as acceptable on both occasions from a single observation were, respectively, 74% and 92% in spring, and 59% and 87% in summer. Conclusions: A single, one-off, whole-herd lameness score does not accurately predict future lameness prevalence. Similarly, acceptable status (lameness prevalence < 5%) in one season is not sufficiently specific to be used to predict welfare status in subsequent seasons. Clinical relevance: Whole-herd lameness scoring should be used principally as a means of detecting lame cows for treatment. A single whole-herd lameness score by an independent assessor should not be used to determine a herd's welfare status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Author Affiliations: | 1Tāwharau Ora – School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand 2EpiVets, Raglan, New Zealand |
| Full Text Word Count: | 4557 |
| ISSN: | 0048-0169 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00480169.2024.2394554 |
| Přístupové číslo: | 181776711 |
| Databáze: | Veterinary Source |
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| Abstrakt: | Aims: To assess whether a whole-herd lameness score on a New Zealand dairy farm in spring could predict lameness prevalence on the same farm in summer (and vice versa) and whether a single-herd lameness score could be used to determine whether herd lameness prevalence was < 5% in both spring and summer. Methods: Prevalence data (proportion of the herd with lameness score ≥ 2 and with score 3; 0–3 scale) from a study where 120 dairy farms across New Zealand were scored in spring and in the following summer were analysed using limits-of-agreement analysis. In addition, farms were categorised as having either acceptable welfare (lameness prevalence < 5% in both spring and summer) or not (lameness prevalence ≥ 5% in either spring or summer or both). The accuracy and specificity of a single, whole-herd lameness score at identifying herds with acceptable welfare were then calculated. Results: The limits-of-agreement analysis suggests that 95% of the time, the prevalence of lameness in summer would be expected to be between 0.23 and 4.3 times that of the prevalence in spring. The specificity and accuracy of identifying a farm as acceptable on both occasions from a single observation were, respectively, 74% and 92% in spring, and 59% and 87% in summer. Conclusions: A single, one-off, whole-herd lameness score does not accurately predict future lameness prevalence. Similarly, acceptable status (lameness prevalence < 5%) in one season is not sufficiently specific to be used to predict welfare status in subsequent seasons. Clinical relevance: Whole-herd lameness scoring should be used principally as a means of detecting lame cows for treatment. A single whole-herd lameness score by an independent assessor should not be used to determine a herd's welfare status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00480169 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00480169.2024.2394554 |