Table 2

Final General Linear Model for the incidence rate of CM.

Variable Description
Code
Values
Correlation coefficient estimate
Type III p-value

Region of Denmark
OMR
Region 5
-5.652
<.0001


Region 7
-0.196
-


Region 9
-
-
Who takes care of the cows?
PASSER_1
Husband
-3.349
0.0145


Wife
-
-
Age of cow house floor
ALDGM_12
Less then 20
-3.907
0.0015


Over 20 years
-

How do you handle cows with mastitis apart from the veterinary treatment
YVSYG_38
Use Antibiotics
-11.612
0.0086


Do nothing
-

How do you handle lame cows apart from veterinary treatment
KLOVL_42
Trim & Clean
2.843
0.0308


Do nothing
-

Diagnostic criteria for CM (1)
SLEMT_57
milk & gland
-5.491
<.0001


milk only
-

Which cows are trimmed
KLOVH_64
Trim selected cow
-4.140
0.0033


Trim all cow
-

Approximate what percentage of the cows had claw diseases during the recent year (2)
UKLOV_43
% of cows with claw disease
0.367
0.0010
Daily milk production per cow (3)
MILK
Kg/day/cow
1.256
<.0001

(1) Diagnostic criteria was forced into the multivariable analysis

(2) When claw disease increased by 10%, the mastitis incidence rate was increased by 3.67 cases/100-cow years.

(3) When milk production increased by 10 kg, the mastitis incidence rate was increased by 12.56 cases/100-cow years.

Sato et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2008 50:4   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-50-4