Calving Management: A Questionnaire Survey of Veterinary Subject Matter Experts and Non-Experts

Accurate detection of the onset of parturition is a key factor in the prevention of dystocia. In order to establish current best practice recommendations for calving management, we asked subject matter experts (SME) who had published on calving management (by online survey, <i>n</i> = 80...

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Autores principales:	Anna Lisa Voß, Wolfgang Heuwieser, John F. Mee, Carola Fischer-Tenhagen
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	survey veterinarians dairy calving management calving prediction signs of imminent parturition Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f170f45fadab4268ac255a02714cb8562021-11-25T16:16:24ZCalving Management: A Questionnaire Survey of Veterinary Subject Matter Experts and Non-Experts10.3390/ani111131292076-2615https://doaj.org/article/f170f45fadab4268ac255a02714cb8562021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3129https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615Accurate detection of the onset of parturition is a key factor in the prevention of dystocia. In order to establish current best practice recommendations for calving management, we asked subject matter experts (SME) who had published on calving management (by online survey, <i>n</i> = 80) and non-SMEs, veterinary practitioners (by workshop survey, <i>n</i> = 24) for their opinions. For this, we designed a questionnaire on the significance of signs of imminent parturition (SIP), the frequency of calving observation, and influencing factors for the timing of cow movement to a maternity pen. The response rate was 67.5% in the online survey and 100% in the workshop survey. The majority (89.7%) of all respondents agreed that it is beneficial for successful calving management to differentiate between stage I and II of parturition. Of 12 signs of imminent parturition (for stage I and II), “restlessness” and “visibility of fetal parts in vulva” were cited by 56.5% and 73.3% of SME and non-SME respondents, respectively. There was no consensus on the right time to move the cow to the maternity pen; recommendations varied from one to over 21 days. Almost half of the respondents (45.7%) recommended a 6-h observation interval for prepartum cows in the maternity pen. This study identified a strong consensus on the SIP and how and when to observe cows prior to parturition. SMEs and non-SMEs provided broadly similar recommendations, while the SMEs and the non-SMEs differed significantly in the number of publications on calving they authored, they differed little in their knowledge of calving management.Anna Lisa VoßWolfgang HeuwieserJohn F. MeeCarola Fischer-TenhagenMDPI AGarticlesurveyveterinariansdairycalving managementcalving predictionsigns of imminent parturitionVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3129, p 3129 (2021)
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description	Accurate detection of the onset of parturition is a key factor in the prevention of dystocia. In order to establish current best practice recommendations for calving management, we asked subject matter experts (SME) who had published on calving management (by online survey, <i>n</i> = 80) and non-SMEs, veterinary practitioners (by workshop survey, <i>n</i> = 24) for their opinions. For this, we designed a questionnaire on the significance of signs of imminent parturition (SIP), the frequency of calving observation, and influencing factors for the timing of cow movement to a maternity pen. The response rate was 67.5% in the online survey and 100% in the workshop survey. The majority (89.7%) of all respondents agreed that it is beneficial for successful calving management to differentiate between stage I and II of parturition. Of 12 signs of imminent parturition (for stage I and II), “restlessness” and “visibility of fetal parts in vulva” were cited by 56.5% and 73.3% of SME and non-SME respondents, respectively. There was no consensus on the right time to move the cow to the maternity pen; recommendations varied from one to over 21 days. Almost half of the respondents (45.7%) recommended a 6-h observation interval for prepartum cows in the maternity pen. This study identified a strong consensus on the SIP and how and when to observe cows prior to parturition. SMEs and non-SMEs provided broadly similar recommendations, while the SMEs and the non-SMEs differed significantly in the number of publications on calving they authored, they differed little in their knowledge of calving management.
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title	Calving Management: A Questionnaire Survey of Veterinary Subject Matter Experts and Non-Experts
title_short	Calving Management: A Questionnaire Survey of Veterinary Subject Matter Experts and Non-Experts
title_full	Calving Management: A Questionnaire Survey of Veterinary Subject Matter Experts and Non-Experts
title_fullStr	Calving Management: A Questionnaire Survey of Veterinary Subject Matter Experts and Non-Experts
title_full_unstemmed	Calving Management: A Questionnaire Survey of Veterinary Subject Matter Experts and Non-Experts
title_sort	calving management: a questionnaire survey of veterinary subject matter experts and non-experts
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Calving Management: A Questionnaire Survey of Veterinary Subject Matter Experts and Non-Experts

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