Farre Michael, Rattenborg Erik, Hogeveen Henk, Krömker Volker, Kirkeby Carsten Thure
Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Section for Production, Nutrition and Health, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
SEGES Innovation, Agro Food Park 15, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
Vet Sci. 2024 Dec 18;11(12):665. doi: 10.3390/vetsci11120665.
Udder health consulting is an essential aspect of mastitis control and is based on herd-specific intervention often provided by the herd veterinarian, focusing on managing the bulk tank somatic cell count. Effective communication and alignment of expectations between dairy farmers and herd veterinarians are more critical than ever due to the substantial increase in herd sizes, which amplifies both potential gains and losses. To facilitate future cooperation between dairy farmers and herd veterinarians, it is important to understand the current level of agreement in communication, and therefore, we conducted a study to describe the agreement in the perception of their communication during udder health consulting. From August 2019 to February 2021, herds (n = 88) were selected to participate in the study, with the herd size ranging from 105 to 1291 milking cows. The dairy farmer and herd veterinarian were encouraged to answer a questionnaire to shed light on their perception of communication during udder health consulting. The agreement between the dairy farmer and herd veterinarian regarding their perception of communication during udder health consulting was initially analyzed using Cohen's weighted kappa. The agreement between farmers and veterinarians ranged from -0.06 and 0.12, indicating that the herd veterinarians' focus is inconsistent with the dairy farmers' preferences. The frequency with which udder health is discussed and how potential problems are identified were associated with a significantly lower BTSCC estimate of 427 cells/mL. In contrast, general cooperation between the dairy farmer and herd veterinarian was associated with an estimated increase of 604 cells/mL in BTSCC.
乳房健康咨询是乳腺炎防控的重要方面，它基于畜群兽医通常提供的针对特定畜群的干预措施，重点是管理奶罐体细胞计数。由于畜群规模大幅增加，这放大了潜在的收益和损失，奶农与畜群兽医之间有效的沟通以及期望的一致比以往任何时候都更为关键。为促进奶农与畜群兽医未来的合作，了解当前沟通方面的一致程度很重要，因此，我们开展了一项研究来描述在乳房健康咨询期间他们对沟通的认知的一致性。从2019年8月至2021年2月，选取了畜群（n = 88）参与研究，畜群规模为105至1291头泌乳奶牛。鼓励奶农和畜群兽医回答一份问卷，以阐明他们在乳房健康咨询期间对沟通的认知。最初使用科恩加权kappa分析奶农和畜群兽医在乳房健康咨询期间对沟通认知的一致性。奶农和兽医之间的一致性范围为 -0.06至0.12，这表明畜群兽医关注的重点与奶农的偏好不一致。讨论乳房健康的频率以及识别潜在问题的方式与奶罐体细胞计数估计值显著降低427个细胞/毫升相关。相比之下，奶农与畜群兽医之间的总体合作与奶罐体细胞计数估计值增加604个细胞/毫升相关。
