The Effect of Lameness on Milk Production of Dairy Goats

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dc.citation.issue11
dc.citation.volume13
dc.contributor.authorJaques N
dc.contributor.authorTurner S-A
dc.contributor.authorVallée E
dc.contributor.authorHeuer C
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Villalobos N
dc.contributor.editorMoraleda GR
dc.contributor.editorHall SJG
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T20:50:25Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T20:50:25Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-23
dc.description.abstractLameness on dairy goat farms is a welfare concern and could negatively affect milk production. This study's objective was to evaluate the effects of clinical lameness on the daily milk production of dairy goats. Between July 2019 and June 2020, 11,847 test-day records were collected from 3145 goats on three farms in New Zealand. Locomotion scoring of goats used a five-point scoring system (0 to 4). The dataset was split into two groups by lactation type, where goats were classified as being in seasonal lactation (≤305 days in milk) or extended lactation (>305 days in milk). A linear mixed model was used to analyze datasets using milk characteristics as the dependent variables. Severely lame goats (score 4) in seasonal and extended lactation produced 7.05% and 8.67% less milk than goats not lame, respectively. When the prevalence of severe lameness is between 5 and 20% of the herd, the estimated average daily milk income lost was between NZD 19.5 and 104 per day. This study established the negative impact of lameness on milk production and annual income in dairy goats on three farms.
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dc.edition.editionJune-1 2023
dc.format.pagination1728-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37889634
dc.identifier.citationJaques N, Turner S-A, Vallée E, Heuer C, Lopez-Villalobos N. (2023). The Effect of Lameness on Milk Production of Dairy Goats.. Animals (Basel). 13. 11. (pp. 1728-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani13111728
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.number1728
dc.identifier.piiani13111728
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69669
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/11/1728
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimals (Basel)
dc.rights(c) The author/sen
dc.rights.licenseCC BYen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectdairy
dc.subjectfat
dc.subjectgoat
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectlactose
dc.subjectlameness
dc.subjectmilk production
dc.subjectprotein
dc.subjectratio
dc.subjectwelfare
dc.titleThe Effect of Lameness on Milk Production of Dairy Goats
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id477947
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