Table 2.
Characteristics of enrolled herds from survey results; s.d.: standard deviation; i.q.r.: interquartile range.
| Survey response rate % (n) | 82.5 (85) | |
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| Closed herd (No heifers, cows, or bulls added to the herd in the last 12 months) % | 64.7 | |
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| Type of milking facilities % | Parlor or Rotary | 77.7 |
| Stanchion or Tie-stall | 18.8 | |
| Robotic | 2.4 | |
| Other | 1.2 | |
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| Pasture ever used % | 51.8 | |
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| For herds using pasture (n=43): Number of months used | Mean (s.d.) | 7.7 (2.8) |
| Median (i.q.r.) | 6 (6.0) | |
| Range | 4 – 12 | |
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| Testing for BLV (At least 1 animal/year) % | 12.9 | |
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| Perception of BLV as a problem within the herd % (n=80) | “It is not a problem” | 47.5 |
| “It is a problem, but not significant” | 41.3 | |
| “It is a significant problem, but not one of the biggest problems in this herd” | 10.0 | |
| “It is one of the biggest problems in the herd” | 1.3 | |