TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of respiratory disorders in veal calves and potential risk factors
AU - Brscic, M.
AU - Leruste, H.
AU - Ruis-Heutinck, L.F.M.
AU - Bokkers, E.A.M.
AU - Wolthuis-Fillerup, M.
AU - Stockhofe, N.
AU - Gottardo, F.
AU - Lensink, B.J.
AU - Cozzi, G.
AU - van Reenen, C.G.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The study aimed to assess the in vivo and postmortem prevalence of respiratory disorders in veal calves and investigate risk factors associated with them. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 174 farms in the 3 major veal meat–producing countries in Europe (50 in France, 100 in the Netherlands, and 24 in Italy). Trained veterinarians visually evaluated individual calves of 1 batch per farm at 3 and 13 wk after arrival and at 2 wk before slaughter to assess the prevalence of hampered respiration, nasal discharge, and coughing. A random sample of lungs belonging to calves of the same batch was monitored at the slaughterhouse for mild to moderate or severe signs of pneumonia, and presence of pleuritis. Data regarding veal calf housing, feeding, and management and specific characteristics of the batch were collected through an interview with the stockperson, and the potential of these as respiratory disease risk factors was assessed. Regardless of the stage of fattening, the prevalence of in vivo signs of respiratory disorders in calves was always
AB - The study aimed to assess the in vivo and postmortem prevalence of respiratory disorders in veal calves and investigate risk factors associated with them. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 174 farms in the 3 major veal meat–producing countries in Europe (50 in France, 100 in the Netherlands, and 24 in Italy). Trained veterinarians visually evaluated individual calves of 1 batch per farm at 3 and 13 wk after arrival and at 2 wk before slaughter to assess the prevalence of hampered respiration, nasal discharge, and coughing. A random sample of lungs belonging to calves of the same batch was monitored at the slaughterhouse for mild to moderate or severe signs of pneumonia, and presence of pleuritis. Data regarding veal calf housing, feeding, and management and specific characteristics of the batch were collected through an interview with the stockperson, and the potential of these as respiratory disease risk factors was assessed. Regardless of the stage of fattening, the prevalence of in vivo signs of respiratory disorders in calves was always
KW - swedish dairy calves
KW - infectious-diseases
KW - mycoplasma-bovis
KW - cattle
KW - morbidity
KW - mortality
KW - heifers
KW - welfare
KW - herds
KW - association
U2 - 10.3168/jds.2011-4699
DO - 10.3168/jds.2011-4699
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-0302
VL - 95
SP - 2753
EP - 2764
JO - Journal of Dairy Science
JF - Journal of Dairy Science
IS - 5
ER -
