Table 3 Description of the cause of elimination for cows in the eliminated, slaughtered and dead cows in five farms over 11 years (2006–2016)
Farm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eliminated cows | Slaughtered cows | Dead cows | ||||||
Herd turnover (%) | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 28.1 (27.0–29.2) | NA | NA |
Slaughter (%) | 87.5 | 79.1 | 81.1 | 82.2 | 74.6 | 80.6 (80.3–82.5) | NA | NA |
Dead on the farm (%) | 12.5 | 20.9 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 25.4 | 19.4 (17.5–19.7) | NA | NA |
Reason for elimination | ||||||||
Reproduction (%) | 32.8 | 27.4 | 40.4 | 23.7 | 34.3 | 30.2 (28.9–31.5) | 37.3 (35.8–38.8) | 0.7 (0.3–1.5) |
Mammary gland (%) | 17.7 | 22.2 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 22.4 | 13.5 (12.6–14.5) | 13.9 (12.9–15.1) | 11.6 (9.7–13.8) |
Production (%) | 14.5 | 22.3 | 16.5 | 31.8 | 18.0 | 23.4 (22.2–24.6) | 28.9 (27.6.30.4) | 0 NA |
Locomotor (%) | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 (3.1–4.2) | 3.6 (3–4.2) | 3.5 (2.5–4.9) |
Metabolic/digestive (%) | 13.4 | 7.8 | 11.6 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 (6.5–7.9) | 4.1 (3.5–4.7) | 20.1 (17.7–22.8) |
Respiratory (%) | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.3 (0.1–0.5) | 2.1 (1.3–3.3) |
Dystocia/obstetrics (%) | 2.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 (2.0–2.9) | 0.4 (0.2–0.7) | 10.7 (8.9–12.8) |
Accident (%) | 9.3 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 (7.0–8.6) | 1.6 (1.3–2) | 33.3 (30.3–36.3) |
Infectious disease (%) | 1.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 14.4 | 0.3 | 6.5 (5.8–7.3) | 6.9 (6.2–7.8) | 4.7 (3.5–6.3) |
Unknown (%) | 1.2 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 4.7 (4.2–5.4) | 2.7 (2.2–3.3) | 13.2 (11.2–15.6) |