Table 5.
Distribution of calves (in percent) according to dehydration scores
| Dehydration (1)a | Suckling calves (%) |
Dairy calves (%) |
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| D0b (n = 311) | D3 (n = 153) | D7 (n = 153) | D14 (n = 153) | D0c (n = 382) | D3 (n = 191) | D7 (n = 191) | D14 (n = 191) | |
| Score 0 (absent) | 91.3 | 77.1 | 88.9 | 85.6 | 97.1 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 99.5 |
| Score 1 (light) | 6.7 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.05 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Score 2 (distinct) | 1.9 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Score 3 (significant) | 0 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
a
(1) Significance of scores – score 0: no persistence of skinfold, no sunken eyeballs, moist mucosa, score 1: persistence of skinfold <5s, no sunken eyeballs, moist mucosa, score 2: persistence of skinfold from 6 to 30s, sunken eyeballs, mucosa +/- moist and score 3: persistence of skinfold >30s, very sunken eyeballs, dry mucosa.
b
D0: Inclusion day, 311 calves 4 to 10 days old.
c
D0: Inclusion day, 382 calves 8 to 15 days old.