Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Duffield, Moorman, Kelton, Rau, Haley); Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Duffield, Moorman, Haley); Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 6484 Wellington Road 7, Unit 10, Elora, Ontario N0B 1S0 (Godkin).
Can Vet J. 2024 Aug;65(8):802-807.
The objective of this prospective observational research project was to have dairy producers use and assess the utility of a cull cow evaluation form.
Cull dairy cows.
Veterinarians were recruited to enrol a purposively selected group of dairy producers into a project to evaluate a cull cow evaluation form. Producers were provided with evaluation forms and asked to complete a form for every cow they culled from their herd from January to June 2017, inclusive.
A total of 44 producers used the form to record information on 323 cows prior to transport.
Despite the completion of 323 forms, only ~1/3 were completed fully, with compliance highest for body condition score, lameness, and temperature recordings (> 90% of forms). A cull cow evaluation form may improve the thoroughness and consistency of dairy producer assessment of cull dairy cows for fitness for transport.
本前瞻性观察研究项目的目的是让奶牛养殖者使用并评估淘汰奶牛评估表的效用。
淘汰奶牛。
招募兽医，让他们有目的地选择一组奶牛养殖者参与一个项目，以评估淘汰奶牛评估表。向养殖者提供评估表，并要求他们在 2017 年 1 月至 6 月期间，对每一头从牛群中淘汰的奶牛填写一份表格。
共有 44 名养殖者使用该表记录了 323 头奶牛在运输前的信息。
尽管完成了 323 份表格，但只有约 1/3 的表格完整填写，其中体况评分、跛行和体温记录的合规性最高（超过 90%的表格）。淘汰奶牛评估表可能会提高奶牛养殖者对淘汰奶牛进行运输适应性评估的全面性和一致性。
