Table 12.
Summary of calf treatment and death loss for diarrhea, respiratory disease, and navel or joint infection from 24 h to weaning from Canadian cow-calf herds reported in submitted breeding to weaning records (n = 543) for the C3SN between 2019 and 2022.
| Percent of calves reported treated with antibiotics 24 h to weaning | Percent of calves dead with attributed cause 24 h to weaning | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calf diarrhea | Respiratory disease | Navel or joint infection | Calf diarrhea | Respiratory disease | Navel or joint infection | Total | |
| Total herd records | N = 541 | N = 541 | N = 541 | N = 541 | N = 541 | N = 541 | N = 541 |
| Mean | 4.2% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.6% |
| SD* | 9.8% | 12.6% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 4.2% |
| 2.5th percentile | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 5th percentile | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 25th percentile | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Median | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 75th percentile | 4.3% | 5.0% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| 95th percentile | 16.9% | 19.3% | 9.2% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1.0% | 5.7% |
| 97.5th percentile | 27.0% | 31.0% | 12.8% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 8.5% |
Values for herds from Western and Eastern Canada are reported separately in Supplementary Tables S10a,b.
*Standard deviation.