Table 3.
The ranked importance of cull cow fitness assessment factors by that of information sources for cull cow management.
| Fitness assessment factor | Blogs/online forums/Listservs | OMAFRA | Lactanet (DHI) | DFO | Other producer organizations | Other producers | Magazines/newsletters | Scientific journals | Social media | Researchers | Herd nutritionist | Herd veterinarian | Websites/search engines | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1)a Drug withdrawal time | 7b (3)c | 27 (12) | 71 (32) | 27 (12) | 27 (12) | 46 (21) | 44 (20) | 45 (20) | 6 (3) | 58 (26) | 66 (29) | 142 (63) | 8 (4) | 8 (4) |
| (2) Ability of the cow to stand | 7 (3) | 25 (11) | 70 (31) | 25 (11) | 25 (11) | 44 (20) | 41 (18) | 44 (20) | 5d (2) | 56 (25) | 64 (29) | 138 (62) | 7 (3) | 8 (4) |
| (3) Lameness | 5 (2) | 28 (13) | 67 (30) | 27 (12) | 27 (12) | 42 (19) | 44 (20) | 43 (19) | 6 (3) | 53 (24) | 61 (27) | 129 (58) | 7 (3) | 5 (2) |
| (4) Other disease/injury/illness | 6 (3) | 22 (10) | 50 (22) | 21 (9) | 21 (9) | 32 (14) | 34 (15) | 34 (15) | 5 (2) | 43 (19) | 47 (21) | 92 (41) | 6 (3) | 5 (2) |
| (5) Temperature | 5 (2) | 21 (10) | 45 (20) | 17 (8) | 17 (8) | 24 (11) | 27 (12) | 32 (14) | 6 (3) | 40 (18) | 44 (20) | 90 (40) | 5 (2) | 5 (2) |
| (6) Mastitis | 6 (3) | 18 (8) | 40 (18) | 17 (8) | 17 (8) | 24 (11) | 31 (14) | 29 (13) | 6 (3) | 32 (14) | 41 (18) | 75 (33) | 4 (2) | 6 (3) |
| (7) BCS | 3 (1) | 15 (7) | 33 (15) | 12 (5) | 12 (5) | 18 (8) | 19 (8) | 23 (10) | 4 (2) | 28 (13) | 29 (13) | 63 (28) | 2 (1) | 5 (2) |
| (8) Reproductive status | 2 (1) | 13 (6) | 31 (14) | 16 (7) | 16 (7) | 17 (8) | 20 (9) | 13 (6) | 3 (3) | 20 (9) | 24 (11) | 51 (23) | 3 (1) | 1 (1) |
| (9) Lactation status | 3 (1) | 13 (6) | 23 (10) | 11 (5) | 11 (5) | 19 (8) | 18 (8) | 16 (7) | 4 (2) | 23 (10) | 26 (12) | 49 (22) | 2 (1) | 5 (2) |
The ranked importance from most important to least important of cull cow fitness assessment factors for transportation.
Count of respondents that ranked this fitness assessment factor and information sources as being important or very important to their assessment of cull cows' fitness for transport immediately before loading.
Percentage of the 224 survey respondents that ranked this fitness assessment factor and information sources as being important or very important to their assessment of cull cows' fitness for transport immediately before loading.
Numbers in bold represent a significant association (P < 0.05) between the cull cow fitness assessment factor for transportation and the information source for cull cow management.