Assessment of Changes in Udder Half Defects over Time in Non-Dairy Ewes

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dc.citation.issue5
dc.citation.volume13
dc.contributor.authorZeleke MM
dc.contributor.authorFlay KJ
dc.contributor.authorKenyon PR
dc.contributor.authorAberdein D
dc.contributor.authorPain SJ
dc.contributor.authorRidler AL
dc.contributor.editorD’Alessandro AG
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-28T23:46:09Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:51:40Z
dc.date.available2023-02-21
dc.date.available2024-04-28T23:46:09Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:51:40Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-21
dc.description.abstractA total of 1039 non-dairy breed (Romney) ewes were enrolled in two studies to assess the changes in udder half defect status (hard, lump, or normal) over time and to predict the risk of future udder half defect occurrence. In the first study (study A), udder halves of 991 ewes were assessed utilizing a standardized udder palpation method and scored four times a year, for two successive years (pre-mating, pre-lambing, docking, and weaning). The second study (study B) assessed the udder halves at pre-mating, and at six weekly intervals in the first six weeks of lactation in 46 ewes that had defective and normal udder halves. Udder half defect change over time was visualized via lasagna plots, and multinomial logistic regression was used to predict the risk or probability of udder half defect occurrence. In the first study, the highest occurrence of udder halves categorised as hard was observed at either pre-mating or docking. Udder halves categorised as lump had their highest occurrence at either docking or weaning. Udder halves detected with a defect (hard or lump) at pre-mating were more likely (RRR: 6.8 to 1444) to be defective (hard or lump) at future examinations (pre-lambing, docking, or weaning) within the same year or pre-mating the following year, compared to udder halves categorised as normal. In the second study, the change of udder half defect type over the first six weeks of lactation was variable. However, it was observed that the udder half defects, particularly udder halves categorised as hard, decreased during lactation. Failure to express milk in udder halves in early lactation was associated with a higher occurrence and persistency of udder half defects. In conclusion, the occurrence of diffuse hardness or lumps in an udder half changed over time, and the risk of future occurrence of a defect was higher in udder halves previously categorised as either hard or lump. Hence, it is recommended that farmers identify and cull ewes with udder halves categorised as hard and lump.
dc.description.confidentialfalse
dc.edition.editionMarch 2023
dc.format.pagination784-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36899641
dc.identifier.citationZeleke MM, Flay KJ, Kenyon PR, Aberdein D, Pain SJ, Ridler AL. (2023). Assessment of Changes in Udder Half Defects over Time in Non-Dairy Ewes.. Animals (Basel). 13. 5. (pp. 784-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani13050784
dc.identifier.eissn2076-2615
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2076-2615
dc.identifier.number784
dc.identifier.piiani13050784
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71044
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/5/784
dc.relation.isPartOfAnimals (Basel)
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectand udder lump
dc.subjectchange over time
dc.subjectculling
dc.subjectdiffusely hard udder
dc.subjectnon-dairy ewe
dc.subjectpalpable udder defect
dc.subjectrelative risk
dc.titleAssessment of Changes in Udder Half Defects over Time in Non-Dairy Ewes
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id460337
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