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Table 4 The number of days between certification and slaughter of the study animals, by primary injury or other disability

From: A review of bovine cases consigned under veterinary certification to emergency and casualty slaughter in Ireland during 2006 to 2008

Primary injury or other disability, based on body system

The number of days between certification and slaughter (days)

 

<1

1

2

3

4

5 to <10

10 to< 20

20 to < 50

50 to <100

≥100

Subtotal

Total

Cardiac

6

5

4

1

 

2

 

1

   

19

Digestive

35

25

3

3

 

4

  

2

  

72

Eye

3

3

4

1

 

1

 

1

   

13

Head

11

9

2

 

1

      

23

Integument

8

7

1

1

1

1

 

1

   

20

Locomotory

301

357

120

51

35

47

23

22

5

4

 

965

   Fracture/Injury

            

Foreleg

40

38

3

6

3

5

1

   

96

 

Hindleg

108

119

38

13

7

14

2

1

1

 

303

 

Leg (not

specified)

29

31

11

4

 

2

3

   

80

 

Spinal/back

42

52

19

10

4

6

6

5

1

1

146

 

Hip/pelvic

31

43

19

2

8

4

5

8

  

120

 

Shoulder

9

6

1

2

3

2

    

23

 

   Lame

            

Foreleg

1

6

2

  

2

 

1

  

12

 

Hindleg

12

26

6

2

2

3

4

4

  

59

 

Lame (not

specified)

17

15

10

3

2

4

 

1

2

 

54

 

Deformed

legs

1

4

3

  

1

2

   

12

 

   Paralysis

2

9

3

5

2

2

1

 

1

 

25

 

   Spastic paresis

 

3

2

 

1

    

2

8

 

   Recumbent

3

2

2

 

1

1

    

9

 

   Other

6

3

1

4

2

1

   

1

18

 

Reproductive

36

27

7

4

1

2

 

2

   

79

Respiratory

11

7

  

1

1

 

1

   

21

Other

11

15

8

 

1

4

1

2

 

1

 

43

TOTAL

422

455

149

61

40

62

24

30

7

5

 

1255

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Irish Veterinary Journal

ISSN: 2046-0481