Table 19.
Comparison of housing systems regarding lameness prevalence and/or mean lameness scores
| Country | Variable | Tie‐stall | Cubicle | Straw yard | Compost‐bedded pack | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | % lame | ↑ | ↓ | Dendani‐Chadi et al. (2020) | ||
| AT, IT | % lame | ↑ | ↓ | Katzenberger et al. (2020) | ||
| PL | % lame | ns | ns | Olechnowicz et al. (2010) | ||
| Türkiye | Mean score | ↑ | ↓ | Kara et al. (2011) | ||
| SRB | % lame | ↑ | ↓ | Ostojić Andrić et al. (2011) | ||
| ES | % lame | ns | ↑ | ( ↓ ) (a) | Pérez‐Cabal and Alenda (2014) | |
| ES | % lame | ↑ | ↓ | Sjöström et al. (2018) | ||
| FR, DE, SE | % lame | ns | ns | Sjöström et al. (2018) | ||
| UK | % lame | ↑ (b) | ↓ | Griffiths et al. (2018) | ||
| UK | % lame | ns | ns | Barker et al. (2010) | ||
| AT | % lame | ns | ns | Burgstaller et al. (2016) | ||
| ES | % severely lame | ↓ (c) | ↑ (c) | Fernández et al. (2020) | ||
| USA | % lame | ↑ (d) | ↓ (d) | Lobeck et al. (2011) | ||
| USA | Mean score | ns | ns | Eckelkamp et al. (2016b) |
↓ = significantly less lameness (p < 0.05), (↓) = a tendency for less lameness (p < 0.1), ↑ = significantly more lameness (p < 0.05); ns = not significant or tendency. The housing systems compared are indicated by these arrows and empty cells mean that the corresponding housing system was not included in the comparison.
(a)
Only in primiparous cows, no significant effect found in multiparous cows.
(b)
Cubicles with mats or shallow bedding.
(c)
Not significant regarding % moderately lame cows.
(d)
Not significant regarding % severely lame cows.