An evaluation form to aid dairy producers to systematically assess cows prior to culling.

Todd F Duffield, Allison K G Moorman, M Ann Godkin, David F Kelton, Jeffrey Rau, Derek B Haley

Abstract readObservational Study, Veterinary

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Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Todd F DuffieldDepartment 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).

Allison K G MoormanDepartment 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).

M Ann GodkinDepartment 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).

David F KeltonDepartment 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).

Jeffrey RauDepartment 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).

Derek B HaleyDepartment 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).

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this prospective observational research project was to have dairy producers use and assess the utility of a cull cow evaluation form. Animals: Cull dairy cows. Procedure: 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. Results: A total of 44 producers used the form to record information on 323 cows prior to transport. Conclusion and clinical relevance: 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.

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DairyingAnimal CullingAnimalsCattleCattle DiseasesFemaleLameness, AnimalProspective StudiesTransportation

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PMID39091471

PMCPMC11265832

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