From: Culling reasons and risk factors in Estonian dairy cows
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Reason of culling | 1 (%)a | 2 (%)a | 3 (%)a | 4 (%)a | 5 (%)a | ≥6 (%)a | Total (%)a |
Feet/claw disorders | 2875 (25.2) | 2953 (26.3) | 2913 (27.1) | 2355 (27.3) | 1499 (26.6) | 1487 (26.2) | 14,082 (26.4) |
Respiratory and infectious diseases | 208 (1.8) | 168 (1.5) | 139 (1.3) | 77 (0.9) | 46 (0.8) | 29 (0.5) | 667 (1.3) |
Metabolic and digestive disorders | 1527 (13.4) | 1932 (17.2) | 2193 (20.4) | 1855 (21.5) | 1197 (21.2) | 950 (16.8) | 9654 (18.1) |
Fertility problems | 1736 (15.2) | 1782 (15.9) | 1322 (12.3) | 865 (10.0) | 519 (9.2) | 457 (8.1) | 6681 (12.5) |
Dystocia | 561 (4.9) | 232 (2.1) | 211 (2.0) | 185 (2.2) | 142 (2.5) | 116 (2.1) | 1447 (2.7) |
Trauma and accident | 615 (5.4) | 488 (4.3) | 403 (3.7) | 266 (3.1) | 157 (2.8) | 138 (2.4) | 2067 (3.9) |
Udder disorders | 2046 (18.0) | 2404 (21.4) | 2569 (23.9) | 2157 (25.0) | 1455 (25.8) | 1418 (25.0) | 12,049 (22.6) |
Low milk yield | 930 (8.2) | 525 (4.7) | 378 (3.5) | 276 (3.2) | 175 (3.1) | 168 (3.0) | 2452 (4.6) |
Age | 1 (0.01) | 2 (0.02) | 9 (0.1) | 38 (0.4) | 92 (1.6) | 552 (9.7) | 694 (1.3) |
Otherb | 897 (7.9) | 749 (6.7) | 630 (5.9) | 540 (6.3) | 359 (6.4) | 351 (6.2) | 3526 (6.6) |
Total | 11,396 (21.4)c | 11,235 (21.1)c | 10,767 (20.2)c | 8614 (16.2)c | 5641 (10.6)c | 5666 (10.6)c | 53,319 (100.0) |