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Table 2 Total pasture time, turnout time and the pasture type most frequently used

From: Gastrointestinal nematodes and Fasciola hepatica in Norwegian cattle herds: a questionnaire to investigate farmers’ perceptions and control strategies

Mean total pasture time in months

Dairy cattle (n  = 1356)

Beef cattle (n  = 745)

First season grazers

Second season grazers and cows

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

4.15

1.35

4.31

1.30

5.35

2.36

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Most frequently used pasture

 Home pasture (cultivated)

210

16

269

20

90

14

 Home pasture (uncultivated)

878

65

642

48

347

52

 Rangeland, only one herd

151

11

236

17

134

20

 Rangeland, several herds

109

8

203

15

70

11

 Other

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

3

 Total

1348

 

1350

 

662

 

Turnout time on pasture

 ≤  March

  

2

0.1

1

0.1

 April

16

1

29

2

35

5

 May

630

47

743

55

382

58

 June

654

48

528

39

164

25

 July

51

4

40

3

1

0.2

 ≥ August

2

0.1

3

0.1

0

0

 Pastured all year

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

78

12

 Total

1353

 

1345

 

661

 
  1. For dairy herds, the frequencies are shown separately for first-season grazers (FSG) and second-season grazers (SSG) or older
  2. SD standard deviation; N/A not applicable as this option was not present in the questionnaire
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147