Table I.23.
Mortality rates reported for individual EU‐MS countries in epidemiological studies or based on national statistical data
| Country, Region | Level | n Farms | Year (a) | Ø Mortality (b) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany, North | Sample | 253 | 2016–2020 | 3.7 | PraeRi (2020) (c) |
| Germany, East | Sample | 252 | 2016–2020 | 4.2 | PraeRi (2020) (d) |
| Germany, South | Sample | 260 | 2016–2020 | 2.3 | PraeRi (2020) (e) |
| France | National | – | 2003–2009 | 3.5 | Perrin et al. (2011) |
| France | National | – | 2005–2006 | 3.7–3.8 | Raboisson et al. (2011) |
| France | Sample | 131 | 2010–2011 | 2.0 (f) (0.0–17.0) | de Boyer des Roches et al. (2014) (g) |
| Ireland | National | – | 2003–2006 | 3.2–4.1 | Maher et al. (2008) |
| Denmark | Sample | 73 | 2010–2011 | 3.1–3.7 | Otten et al. (2014) (h) |
(a)
Years of recording.
(b)
Mean percentage of dairy cows which died on the farm, were euthanised due to disease or accidents or were emergency slaughtered over 1 year.
(c)
3.6% tie‐stall, 83.4% cubicle, 2.4% straw yard, 3.6% pasture‐based, and 7.1% mixed systems.
(d)
1.2% tie‐stall, 78.6% cubicle, 4.4% straw yard, 2.4% pasture‐based, and 13.5% mixed systems.
(e)
29.6% tie‐stall, 67.3% cubicle, 0.8% straw yard, 2.3% mixed systems.
(f)
Non identified.
(g)
Stratified sample, excluding tie‐stall systems.
(h)
Exclusively cubicle systems and herd sizes > 100 cows.