Association between somatic cell count and serial locomotion score assessments in UK dairy cows

Archer, Simon C., Madouasse, A., Green, Martin J. and Huxley, Jonathan (2011) Association between somatic cell count and serial locomotion score assessments in UK dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 94 (9). pp. 4383-4388. ISSN 0022-0302

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Abstract

This research investigated the effect of lameness, measured by locomotion score (LS) on the somatic cell count (SCC) of UK dairy cows. The data set consisted of 11,141 records of SCC and LS collected monthly on 12 occasions from 1,397 cows kept on 7 farms. The data were analyzed to account for the correlation of repeated measures of SCC within cow. Results were controlled for farm of origin, stage of lactation, parity, season, and test-day milk yield. Compared with the geometric mean SCC for cows with LS 1 on each farm, cows on farm 3 with LS 2 produced milk with 28,000 fewer somatic cells/mL, and cows with LS 2 on farm 6 produced milk with 30,000 fewer somatic cells/mL at a test day within 10 d. Cows that would have LS 3 six months later produced milk with 16,000 fewer somatic cells/mL compared with the geometric mean SCC for cows that would have LS 1 in 6 mo time. These results illustrate differences in disease dynamics between farms, highlight potential conflict between lameness and mastitis control measures, and emphasize the importance of developing farm-specific estimates of disease costs, and hence, health management plans in clinical practice.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1010425
Additional Information: © American Dairy Science Association
Keywords: locomotion score; somatic cell count; dairy cow
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Veterinary Medicine and Science
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2011-4276
Depositing User: Archer, Dr Simon
Date Deposited: 25 Apr 2014 16:57
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 20:23
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/3046

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