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. 2023 May 16;21(5):e07993. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.7993

Table D.4.

Lameness prevalence or mean locomotion scores reported for compost‐bedded pack systems

Country n (a) ø Herd size (range) Scale Level Variable Measure Prevalence Reference
ES 1 na 0–2 Cow % score 1 LSmean 13.2 Fernández et al. (2020)
% score 2 LSmean 4.2
AT 5 28 (20–41) 1–5 Herd % score ≥ 2 Mean ± SD 18.7 ± 11.8 Burgstaller et al. (2016)
USA 6 121 (75–214) 1–5 Group % score ≥ 3 LSmean 4.4 Lobeck et al. (2011)
18 % score ≥ 4 LSmean 0.8
AT 5 (18–35) 1–5 Cow % score ≥ 3 25.4 Ofner‐Schröck et al. (2015)
% score ≥ 4 8.7
USA 8 na 1–5 Herd Mean score LSmean 2.2 Eckelkamp et al. (2016)
IT 1 na 0–4 Herd Mean score Mean ± SD 1.0 ± 0.0 Biasato et al. (2019)
(a)

Number of farms, experimental study in the case of n = 1, na – data not available.