Table 1 JD Questionnaire responses
Que. | Management variable | n | Response | Outcome (%) | If sometimes chosen- what % of the time?* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Calving area (CA) management | A: Less than 50% | B: More than 50% | ||||
1 | Is the CA frequently used for more than one calving at any one time? | 303 | No | 3 | ||
Sometimes | 27 | x | ||||
Yes | 70 | |||||
2 | Is the CA overcrowded? (e.g. more than five cows in calving pen at any one time) | 302 | No | 57.6 | ||
Sometimes | 29.1 | X | ||||
Yes | 13.2 | |||||
3 | Is the CA cleaned out between every calving and bedded with clean dry bedding? | 300 | No | 33.7 | ||
Sometimes | 37 | X | ||||
Yes | 29.3 | |||||
4 | Is the CA used to house sick cows? | 297 | No | 42.4 | ||
Sometimes | 54.9 | X | ||||
Yes | 2.7 | |||||
5 | Do cows have manure soiled legs and udders? | 300 | No | 43.3 | ||
Sometimes | 51 | X | ||||
Yes | 5.7 | |||||
Calf feeding management | ||||||
6 | Do new born calves stay with mother in CA for more than six hours? | 304 | No | 17.1 | ||
Sometimes | 39.5 | X | ||||
Yes | 43.4 | |||||
7 | Is the calf allowed to suckle from the cow? | 303 | No | 7.3 | ||
Sometimes | 32.7 | X | ||||
Yes | 60.1 | |||||
8 | Is colostrum collected without disinfection of the teats prior to collection? | 301 | No | 23.3 | ||
Sometimes | 25.9 | 50:50 | ||||
Yes | 50.8 | |||||
9 | Are heifer replacement calves fed with pooled colostrum? | 302 | No | 26.5 | ||
Sometimes | 27.8 | X | ||||
Yes | 45.7 | |||||
10 | Are heifer replacement claves fed pooled surplus milk from healthy cows? | 303 | No | 12.2 | ||
Sometimes | 25.1 | X | ||||
Yes | 62.7 | |||||
11 | Are heifer replacement calves fed milk from sick and mastitic cows? | 304 | No | 40.5 | ||
Sometimes | 33.9 | X | ||||
Yes | 25.7 | |||||
Manure management | ||||||
12 | Is milk and feed area for calves contaminated with cow manure? | 302 | No | 88.7 | ||
Sometimes | 10.6 | 50:50 | ||||
Yes | 0.7 | |||||
13 | Do calves have direct contact with cows and their manure prior to weaning? | 300 | No | 78.3 | ||
Sometimes | 13 | 50:50 | ||||
Yes | 8.7 | |||||
14 | Do calves have access to pasture which has had cow slurry applied in the same season? | 302 | No | 27.8 | ||
Sometimes | 53.6 | x | ||||
Yes | 18.5 | |||||
15 | Do heifers have direct contact with cows and their manure prior to entering milking herd? | 302 | No | 21.9 | ||
Sometimes | 40.7 | 50:50 | ||||
Yes | 37.4 | |||||
16 | Is water and feed area for heifers contaminated with cow manure? | 302 | No | 75.2 | ||
Sometimes | 14.9 | x | ||||
Yes | 9.9 | |||||
17 | Do heifers have access to pasture which has had cow slurry applied in the same season? | 304 | No | 11.5 | ||
Sometimes | 57.9 | x | ||||
Yes | 30.6 | |||||