Table 2.
Effects of milk yield or lameness on aspects of oestrus
Milk yield1 | Lameness status2 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Average | High | Not lame | Lame | |
Duration of being mounted (h) | 11 | 6* | 11.0 | 7.5* |
Incidence of vulval sniffing | - | - | 13 | 6* |
Incidence of standing in oestrus | 8.8 | 6.3* | 9.5 | 5.6* |
Duration of standing (sec) | 28.2 | 21.7* | - | - |
p<0.05 within a study;
Lopez et al. 2004 (33 versus 46 kg/day);
Walker et al. 2005 (yield 43kg/day)