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Factores de risco das claudicações em vacas leiteiras

Authors: Carreira, Maria Calvário Fiadeiro;

Factores de risco das claudicações em vacas leiteiras

Abstract

As claudicações em vacas são consideradas como a terceira maior causa de perdas económicas para os produtores de leite e o problema mais grave de bem-estar animal na indústria leiteira Europeia. Estudos documentaram que a incidência de claudicação nos animais tem vindo a aumentar nos últimos quarenta anos na Europa, nos Estados Unidos e na Austrália. Este trabalho teve dois objectivos primordiais: primeiro, avaliar a prevalência de claudicações e as lesões de curvilhão em explorações leiteiras intensivas de Portugal Continental e em segundo o estudo de vários factores de risco que podem influenciar estas prevalências nomeadamente: o material da cama, a espessura das camas, o método de limpeza utilizado, as condições de higiene, o piso escorregadio, as características do roço, a frequência do corte funcional da úngulas, o uso ou não de pedilúvios e a utilização ou não de parque exterior. Para a análise dos vários factores de risco em estudo, utilizámos o modelo de análise de regressão logística qui-quadrado. A inclusão do “stepwise” na nossa análise, permitiu-nos saber quais os factores de risco que sequencialmente influenciaram as claudicações. Na avaliação das claudicações utilizámos o sistema de classificação de claudicação de Thomsen, Munksgaard e Togersen. Esta avaliação teve como objectivo calcular a prevalência de claudicação em cada exploração e perceber quais os factores mais envolvidos nas claudicações neste estudo. A prevalência média de claudicação neste estudo foi de 48% tendo mostrado variação entre os 23% e os 91%. Os factores que tiveram maior influência foram o material da cama – cimento; baixa frequência de aparagem das úngulas; o método de limpeza – mangueira; e o piso escorregadio.

ABSTRACT - Risk factors of lameness in dairy cows - Lameness in cows is considered the third largest cause of economic losses for milk producers and the most serious welfare problem in the European dairy industry. Studies have documented that the incidence of lameness in animals has been increasing over the last forty years in Europe, in the United States and in Australia. This work had two main objectives: first, to evaluate the lameness prevalence and hock lesions on intensive dairy farms of Portugal and second, to study risks factors that can influence this prevalence including: bed type, the thickness of the beds, the method of cleaning used, the hygiene conditions, the slippery floor, the characteristics floor surface, the frequency of functional claw trimming, the use of footbaths and the use of outside area. For the analysis of several risk factors in study, we used the analysis model qui-square. The inclusion of “stepwise” in our analysis, allowed us to know what the risk factors that influenced the lameness sequentially. To evaluate the lameness we used the classification system of Thomsen,et al. This evaluation aimed to calculate the prevalence of lameness in each farm and understand which factors are more involved in lameness in this study. The average prevalence of lameness in this study was 48%, with variation between 23% and 91%. The factors that had the greatest influence were the material of the bed; low frequency trimming of claws; the type of cleaning; and the slippery floor.

Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária

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Portugal
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Prevalência de claudicação, Factores de risco, Risk factors, Lameness, Vacas leiteiras, Lameness prevalence, Dairy cow, Claudicações, Welfare, Bem-estar

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