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Table 1 Reasons for exit and culling after a foot-and-mouth di se ase outbreak

From: Impact of foot-and-mouth disease on mastitis and culling on a large-scale dairy farm in Kenya

Exit category

n

Column %

Exit herd

166

25.8

Not exit herd

478

74.2

Total

644

Reasons for exiting herd ( n= 166)

     

Culling

54

32.5

Reasons for culling

n

Column %

   

Infertility

31

57.4

   

Mastitis

5

9.3

   

Lameness

5

9.3

   

Tick-borne disease

2

3.7

   

Mastitis and fertility

2

3.7

   

Poor condition

4

7.4

   

Low production

2

3.7

   

Other illness

3

5.6

Death

22

13.3

   

Old age

2

1.2

   

Behavioural

1

0.6

   

Sold for meat

5

3.0

   

Sold as breeding stock

82

49.4

   

Total

166

    
  1. Dairy farm is located in Nakuru County, Kenya. Follow-up period is 12 months following the beginning of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Animals are included if present on the farm at some point during the outbreak period (31st August-28th September). Culling is defined as exiting the herd due to any disease, death or low production.