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Table 2 Incidence risk (%) and rates (cases per 1000 days at risk) of individually treated diseases in 3519 white veal calves by production system (10 cohorts, 2007-2009, Belgium)a

From: Longitudinal study on morbidity and mortality in white veal calves in Belgium

Disease

 

Total (n = 3519)

Dairy (n = 1429)

Crossbreds (n = 996)

Beef (n = 1094)

 

Percentage of cohorts affected

Incidence risk

mean ± SD

(min-max)

Incidence rate

mean ± SD

(min-max)

Incidence risk

mean ± SD

(min-max)

Incidence rate

mean ± SD

(min-max)

Incidence risk

mean ± SD

(min-max)

Incidence rate

mean ± SD

(min-max)

Incidence risk

mean ± SD

(min-max)

Incidence rate

mean ± SD

(min-max)

Total morbiditya

100

31.0 ± 17.4

(11.2-57.3)

1.66 ± 0.97

(0.57-3.14)

26.1 ± 21.8

(11.2-51.1)

1.45 ± 1.23

(0.57-2.86)

26.6 ± 19.3

(15.4-48.8)

1.39 ± 1.05

(0.78-2.60)

38.0 ± 15.2

(20.8-57.3)

2.03 ± 0.88

(1.05-3.14)

Respiratory disease

100

17.9 ± 9.6

(8.2-33.9)

0.95 ± 0.52

(0.41-1.79)

16.8 ± 9.7

(8.3-27.4)

0.93 ± 0.55

(0.42-1.52)

17.3 ± 14.4

(8.2-33.9)

0.90 ± 0.77

(0.41-1.79)

19.1 ± 8.3

(10.8-28.9)

1.00 ± 0.45

(0.58-1.56)

Diarrhea

100

5.7 ± 3.8

(0-0.5)

0.30 ± 0.20

(0.01-0.61)

3.3 ± 3.9

(0.2-7.7)

0.18 ± 0.22

(0.01-0.42)

6.5 ± 2.3

(4.5-9.1)

0.03 ± 0.13

(0.22-0.47)

7.1 ± 4.5

(1.0-11.4)

0.37 ± 0.24

(0.05-0.61)

Arthritis

100

2.0 ± 2.3

(0.2-7.8)

0.11 ± 0.12

(0.01-0.42)

0.8 ± 0.7

(0.2-1.6)

0.04 ± 0.04

(0.01-0.09)

1.0 ± 0.7

(0.3-1.8)

0.05 ± 0.04

(0.02-0.09)

3.7 ± 2.9

(1.1-7.8)

0.19 ± 0.16

(0.06-0.42)

Scabies

20

1.6 ± 4.4

(0-14.1)

0.09-0.24

(0-0.75)

-

-

-

-

4.1 ± 6.7

(0-14.1)

0.22 ± 0.36

(0-0.75)

Otitis

80

1.3 ± 2.2

(0-2.0)

0.07 ± 0.12

(0-0.40)

2.7 ± 4.1

(0-7.4)

0.15 ± 0.22

(0-0.40)

1.0-0.7

(0.3-1.8)

0.05-0.04

(0.02-0.09)

0.4 ± 0.3

(0-0.6)

0.02 ± 0.01

(0-0.03)

Ruminal drinking

40

0.8-1.7

(0-5.4)

0.04 ± 0.09

(0-0.29)

0.7 ± 1.0

(0-1.8)

0.04 ± 0.05

(0-0.10)

-

-

1.5 ± 2.6

(0-5.4)

0.08 ± 0.14

(0-0.29)

Necrobacillosis

40

0.4 ± 0.6

(0-1.6)

0.02 ± 0.03

(0-0.08)

0.1 ± 0.2

(0-0.4)

0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.02)

-

-

0.8 ± 0.7

(0-1.6)

0.04 ± 0.03

(0-0.08)

Idiopathic peritonitis

30

0.3 ± 0.8

(0-2.6)

0.02 ± 0.04

(0-0.14)

0.9 ± 1.5

(0-2.6)

0.05 ± 0.08

(0-0.14)

0.1 ± 0.2

(0-0.3)

0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.02)

0.1 ± 0.2

(0-0.3)

< 0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.02)

Omphalitis

30

0.3 ± 0.7

(0-2.0)

0.02 ± 0.03

(0-0.11)

0.4 ± 0.4

(0-0.7)

0.02 ± 0.02

(0-0.04)

0.7 ± 1.2

(0-2.0)

0.04 ± 0.06

(0-0.11)

-

-

Internal hemorrhage

20

0.2 ± 0.4

(0-1.2)

0.01 ± 0.02

(0-0.07)

0.4 ± 0.7

(0-1.2)

0.02 ± 0.04

(0-0.07)

-

-

0.1 ± 0.1

(0-0.2)

< 0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.01)

Colic

30

0.1 ± 0.2

(0-0.5)

0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.03)

-

-

-

-

0.3 ± 0.2

(0-0.5)

0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.03)

Growth retardation

20

0.1 ± 0.4

(0-1.2)

0.01 ± 0.02

(0-0.06)

-

-

-

-

0.3 ± 0.6

(0-1.2)

0.02 ± 0.03

(0-0.06)

Abcessation

10

0.1 ± 0.2

(0-0.5)

< 0.01 ± 0.01

(0.01-0.42)

-

-

-

-

0.1 ± 0.3

(0-0.5)

0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.03)

Neurological symptoms

10

0.1 ± 0.2

(0-0.6)

0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.03)

-

-

-

-

0.2 ± 0.3

(0-0.6)

0.01 ± 0.02

(0-0.03)

Enterotoxaemia

20

0.05 ± 0.1

(0-0.5)

< 0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.02)

-

-

-

-

0.1 ± 0.2

(0-0.5)

0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.02)

Trauma

10

0.03 ± 0.1

(0-0.3)

< 0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.02)

-

-

-

-

0.1 ± 0.2

(0-0.3)

< 0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.02)

Eye inflammation

10

0.02 ± 0.1

(0-0.2)

< 0.01 ± < 0.01

(0-0.01)

0.1 ± 0.1

(0-0.2)

< 0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.01)

-

-

-

-

Iron shock

10

0.02 ± 0.1

(0-0.2)

< 0.01 ± < 0.01

(0-0.01)

0.1 ± 0.1

(0-0.2)

< 0.01 ± 0.01

(0-0.01)

-

-

-

-

  1. a Calves could have more than one disease. Both initial and relapse cases were included. - = no cases; SD = standard deviation