Table D.11.
Prevalence of integument alterations reported for cubicle systems
| Country | n (a) | ø Herd size | Level | Body region | Variable | Measure | Prevalence | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT, IT | 111 | 23.7 | Herd | Hock | % alteration (b) | Mean | 26.1 | Katzenberger et al. (2020) |
| DE, AT | 105 | 58 | Herd | Hock | % severe (c) | Mean (range) | 50.0 (0–100) | Brenninkmeyer et al. (2013) |
| DK | 41 | 164 | Herd | Hock | % mild (d) | Median | 24.5 (winter) | Burow et al. (2013a) |
| % severe (c) | Median | 21.7 (winter) | ||||||
| SI | 99 | 106 | Herd | Hock | % mild (d) | Mean (range) | 67 (23–100) | Ekman et al. (2018) |
| % severe (c) | Mean (range) | 6 (0–32) | ||||||
| USA (CA) | 38 | na | Herd | Hock | % severe (c) | Mean ± SD | 2 ± 3 | Barrientos et al. (2013) |
| % alteration (b) | Mean ± SD | 57 ± 22 | ||||||
| USA (NE) | 38 | na | Herd | Hock | % alteration (b) | Mean ± SD | 81 ± 22 | Barrientos et al. (2013) |
| % severe (c) | Mean ± SD | 5 ± 6 | ||||||
| USA | 66 | 851 | Herd | Hock | % mild (d) | Mean ± SD | 50.3 ± 28.3 | Cook et al. (2016) |
| % severe (c) | Mean ± SD | 12.2 ± 15.3 | ||||||
| UK | 63 | 162 | Hock | Hock | % mild (e) | 25.6 | Potterton et al. (2011) | |
| % mild (f) | 14.5 | |||||||
| % lesion | 18.1 | |||||||
| % swelling (g) | 23.0 | |||||||
| % swelling (h) | 2.3 | |||||||
| ES | 1 | na | Herd | Tarsus | % mild (a) | LSmeans | 62.0 | Fernández et al. (2020) |
| % severe (e) | LSmeans | 3.7 | ||||||
| FR | 76 | 2,404 cows in total | Cow | Tarsus | % cows with at least one integument alteration | 41.2 | De Boyer des Roches et al. (2019) | |
| AT, IT | 111 | 23.7 | Herd | Knee | % alteration (b) | Mean | 35.1 | Katzenberger et al. (2020) |
| DK | 41 | 164 | Herd | Knee | % mild (a) | Median | 1.6 (winter) | Burow et al. (2013a) |
| % severe (e) | Median | 0.0 (winter) | ||||||
| USA | 66 | 851 | Herd | Knee | % mild (a) | Mean ± SD | 53.0 ± 24.0 | Cook et al. (2016) |
| % severe (e) | Mean ± SD | 6.2 ± 5.5 | ||||||
| ES | 1 | na | Herd | Carpus | % mild (d) | LSmeans | 2.9 | Fernández et al. (2020) |
| % severe (c) | LSmeans | 0.6 | ||||||
| FR | 76 | 2,404 cows in total | Cow | Carpus | % cows with at least one integument alteration | 21.2 | De Boyer des Roches et al. (2019) | |
| FR | 76 | 2,404 cows in total | Cow | Neck, shoulder, back | % cows with at least one integument alteration | 28.2 | De Boyer des Roches et al. (2019) | |
| FR | 76 | 2,404 cows in total | Cow | Flank, side, udder | % cows with at least one integument alteration | 11.6 | De Boyer des Roches et al. (2019) | |
| FR | 76 | 2,404 cows in total | Cow | Hindquarters | % cows with at least one integument alteration | 22.0 | De Boyer des Roches et al. (2019) |
(a)
Number of farms, experimental study in the case of n = 1.
(b)
Hairless patch or lesion/swelling, na – data not available.
(c)
Lesion/swelling.
(d)
Hairless patches.
(e)
Moderate hair loss.
(f)
Severe hair loss.
(g)
Moderate swelling.
(h)
Severe swelling.