Table E.2: Bacteriological finding, clinical mastitis or somatic cell counts reported for farms with cubicles only
| Country | n (a) | ø herd size (range) | Variable | Level | Measure | Mean/prevalence | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical mastitis (CM) | |||||||
| CAN | 77 | (33–345) | CM | Lactation | Incidence | 5.0% | Elghafghuf et al. (2014) |
| NO | 363 | 26.5 | CM/lactation | Lactation | Incidence | 13.6% | Ruud et al. (2010) |
| NO | 812 | 27 (15–55) | CM/cow | Herd | Incidence | 0.23; 0.16 (b) | Simensen et al. (2010) |
| USA | 34 | 130–3,700 | CM/100 cow‐years at risk | Herd | Incidence | 66.3%, 49% (c) | Husfeldt and Endres (2012) |
| USA | 1 | 109 | CM/1,000 quarter days at risk | Quarter | Prev. | 0.26 | Rowbotham and Ruegg (2016) |
| USA | 7 (d) | 84 | CM/weak | Herd | Incidence | 1.2% | Eckelkamp et al. (2016a,b) |
| Somatic cell count (SCC) | |||||||
| AT, DE, IT, NL, SI, SE | 16 | (14–175) | log10SCC | Herd | Marginal mean | 67.7 | Emanuelson et al. (2022) |
| highSCC (h) | Herd | prev. | 12.9% | ||||
| New highSCC (h) | Herd | prev. | 8.2% | ||||
| CAN | 22 | 162 | LN SCC | Herd | Mean | 225 | Sova et al. (2013) |
| CAN | 18 | 22 | SCC from < 100 to > 200 | Herd | Incidence | 0.45 /cow‐year at risk | Robles et al. (2021) |
| DE | 64 | 374 (47–1,609) | SCC > 400 | Herd | prev. | 20.2% | Gieseke et al. (2020) |
| DE, NL, IT, AT, SI, SE | 20 | 116 (30–270) | SCC | Herd | Median | 64 | Blanco‐Penedo et al. (2020) |
| FI | na (e) | na | CSCC | Cow | Mean | 200.2; 238.7 (f) | Hiitio et al. (2017) |
| SCC ≥ 200 in ≥ 1 of 4 test days | Cow | Prev. | 20.9%; 22.6% (f) | ||||
| SCC ≥ 200 in ≥ 3 of 4 test days | Cow | Prev. | 16.6%; 21.3% (f) | ||||
| NO | 812 | 27 (15–55) | BMSCC | Herd | Mean | 120; 140 (b) | Simensen et al. (2010) |
| USA | 92 | na | BMSCC | Herd | Mean | 259 | Eckelkamp et al. (2016a,b) |
| USA | 7 (d) | 84 | BMSCC | Herd | Mean | 205 | Eckelkamp et al. (2016a,b) |
| Theoretical BMSCC | Herd | Mean | 229 | ||||
| SCC ≥ 200 | Herd | Prev. | 19.4% | ||||
| USA | 34 | 130–3,700 | BMSCC | Herd | Mean | 268, 282 (b) | Husfeldt and Endres (2012) |
| USA | 113 | na | SCS | Herd | Mean | 2.92; 3.02 (g) | Dechow et al. (2011) |
| USA | 1 | 109 | SCC > 200 | Quarter | Incidence | 1.36/1,000 quar. days at risk | Rowbotham and Ruegg (2016) |
(a)
Number of farms.
(b)
Small (20 cows); large herds (50 cows), both provided only graphically.
(c)
All farms with cubicles with recycled manure solids: with deep‐bedding; with mattress.
(d)
Only sand bedded cubicles.
(e)
n: 20.9% (with parlour), 22.6% (with AMS) of 273,012 cows.
(f)
With parlour, with AMS.
(g)
Confined; with outdoor access.
(h)
HighSCC: > 150 in primiparous cows, > 200 in multiparous cows.