堆肥垫料牛舍对德国南部奶牛场蹄爪健康和跛足的影响。

The Effect of Compost-Bedded Pack Barns on Claw Health and Lameness in Dairy Herds in Southern Germany.

作者信息

Guhl Phillip Andreas, Steiner Adrian, Bachmann Lisa, Heppelmann Maike

机构信息

Clinic for Cattle, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, 30173 Hannover, Germany.

Clinic for Ruminants, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.

出版信息

Animals (Basel). 2025 May 7;15(9):1347. doi: 10.3390/ani15091347.

DOI:10.3390/ani15091347

PMID:40362162

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12071046/

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine claw health and lameness prevalence in cows housed in CBPs in southern Germany. Eight farms that housed their dairy cows in CBPs were visited for data collection once in the warm season and once in the cold season between January and December 2023. The first visit was during hoof trimming of the herd to identify claw disorders, score lameness, and assess the bedded pack resting area. Lameness was scored again and the bedded pack resting area assessed at the second visit. To compare claw health at cow and farm levels, a cow claw score (CCS) and a farm claw score (FCS) were calculated using geometric severity scores. The prevalence of lameness at cow level was 9.4% in the cold season and 11.1% in the warm season, which were lower than values reported in studies that investigated cubicle free-stall barns. The low prevalences of lameness and claw disorders were reflected in a CCS of 8 and FCS of 9, which are defined as excellent. Based on our results, CBPs are associated with low lameness prevalence and favourable claw health.

摘要

本研究的目的是确定德国南部采用牛床垫料系统（CBPs）饲养的奶牛的蹄爪健康状况和跛足发生率。2023年1月至12月期间，对8个采用CBPs饲养奶牛的农场进行了两次数据收集，一次在温暖季节，一次在寒冷季节。第一次访问是在牛群修蹄期间，以识别蹄爪疾病、对跛足进行评分，并评估垫料休息区。在第二次访问时再次对跛足进行评分，并评估垫料休息区。为了在奶牛和农场层面比较蹄爪健康状况，使用几何严重程度评分计算了奶牛蹄爪评分（CCS）和农场蹄爪评分（FCS）。奶牛层面的跛足发生率在寒冷季节为9.4%，在温暖季节为11.1%，低于对无隔栏自由牛舍进行调查的研究报告中的数值。跛足和蹄爪疾病的低发生率反映在CCS为8和FCS为9上，这被定义为优秀。根据我们的研究结果，CBPs与低跛足发生率和良好的蹄爪健康状况相关。