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ArticleScientific reports2021

A systematic approach to analyse the impact of farm-profiles on bovine health.

Caspar Matzhold, Jana Lasser, Christa Egger-Danner, Birgit Fuerst-Waltl, Thomas Wittek, Johann Kofler, Franz Steininger, Peter Klimek

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Caspar MatzholdSection for Science of Complex Systems, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria. matzhold@csh.ac.at.
Jana LasserComplexity Science Hub Vienna, Josefstädterstraße 39, 1080, Vienna, Austria.
Christa Egger-DannerZuchtData EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH, Dresdner Straße 89/B1/18, 1200, Vienna, Austria.
Birgit Fuerst-WaltlUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180, Vienna, Austria.
Thomas WittekVetmeduni Vienna, University Clinic for Ruminants, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria.
Johann KoflerVetmeduni Vienna, University Clinic for Ruminants, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210, Vienna, Austria.
Franz SteiningerZuchtData EDV-Dienstleistungen GmbH, Dresdner Straße 89/B1/18, 1200, Vienna, Austria.
Peter KlimekSection for Science of Complex Systems, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria. peter.klimek@meduniwien.ac.at.

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Abstract

In this study we present systematic framework to analyse the impact of farm profiles as combinations of environmental conditions and management practices on common diseases in dairy cattle. The data used for this secondary data analysis includes observational data from 166 farms with a total of 5828 dairy cows. Each farm is characterised by features from five categories: husbandry, feeding, environmental conditions, housing, and milking systems. We combine dimension reduction with clustering techniques to identify groups of similar farm attributes, which we refer to as farm profiles. A statistical analysis of the farm profiles and their related disease risks is carried out to study the associations between disease risk, farm membership to a specific cluster as well as variables that characterise a given cluster by means of a multivariate regression model. The disease risks of five different farm profiles arise as the result of complex interactions between environmental conditions and farm management practices. We confirm previously documented relationships between diseases, feeding and husbandry. Furthermore, novel associations between housing and milking systems and specific disorders like lameness and ketosis have been discovered. Our approach contributes to paving a way towards a more holistic and data-driven understanding of bovine health and its risk factors.

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