In English
Summary
List of tables
This
year, for the first time, animal heath is included in the Official
Statistics of Sweden concerning the agricultural sector. The Swedish Board
of Agriculture is responsible for reporting the statistics within the
agricultural sector. Particular emphasis has been placed on the following
four topics.
Reasons for general treatment with
antibiotics.
The most common reason for
treatment of cattle and sheep is mastitis (udder inflammation). For horses,
lesions and other injuries are the most common reasons for treatment with
antibiotics, while pigs are treated for lameness and other symptoms
occurring in joints and hooves.
Calf mortality among different breeds of
cattle.
The table is organised after sex and breed
and shows the number of calves that die within a month after birth.
Mortality is generally somewhat higher for bull-calves than for cow-calves.
Frequency of disease in dairy herds of
various sizes.
Comparisons between different herd sizes
have been made regarding the occurrence of a number of diseases. Milk fever
and ketosis decrease with increasing herd size, while mastitis and other
diseases increase. A relationship might be suspected between those diseases
showing an increase within larger herds and an increase in infection
pressure due to many animals being held in the same building. The diseases
showing the most apparent decrease in large herds are feeding related. One
can assume that a larger number of technological solutions are available
for optimisation and control of feeding in larger herds.
A few diseases show small variation between
the different herd sizes, these are: retention of afterbirth, teat injuries
and delivery problems.
Occurrence of colic in horses - seasonal
variations.
A monthly comparison of colic cases has
been compiled for the three regions in Sweden: Götaland (south of Sweden),
Svealand (middle) and Norrland (north). The extent of colic cases is
markedly low during the summer months. The diagnoses included in the term
colic are impaction colic (constipation), incarceration colic, displacement
colic, abdominal pain as well as all other diagnoses that include the term
"colic."
These statistics are primarily based on
veterinary reports submitted to the Swedish Board of Agriculture. The national
industry organisation Svensk Mjölk (Swedish Dairy Association) has
compiled the data for "Frequency
of disease in dairy herds of various sizes," while information for
"Calf mortality among different breeds of cattle" was collected
from the central animal database where every cattle owner reports animal
transports, births and deaths.
Explanation
of symbols
1. The most common
reasons for general treatment with antibiotics, percentage of all reported
treatments during 2005 and 2006
2. Number of
(liveborn) calves that die within one month of birth, ordered according to
breed and sex, 2006
3. Occurrence of
disease in dairy cows according to herd size and disease, percentage of all
animals included in the control
4. Seasonal
distribution of colic cases in horses in percent, 2006
List of terms
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Andel,
procent
|
Share, percentage
|
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Antal
behandlade djur
|
Number
of treated animals
|
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Antal kalvar som dött under första levnadsmånaden
|
Number of calfs that died during their first month in life
|
|
Diarrésjukdomar
|
Diarrhoea diseases
|
|
Fjällko
|
Swedish
Mountain cattle
|
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Får
|
Sheep
|
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Förlossningshjälp
|
Help
during delivery
|
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Genomsnittlig
besättningsstorlek under kontrollåret
|
Average
herd size during the controll year
|
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Gris
|
Pig
|
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Hela året
|
All
year
|
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Hälta samt symptom från leder och klövar
|
Lameness and symptom from joints and hooves
|
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Häst
|
Horse
|
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Juver- eller livmoderinflammation
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Mastitis or inflammation in the uterus
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Juverinflammation
|
Mastitis
|
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Kalvningsförlamning
|
Milk fever
|
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Kolikfall
|
Cases
of colic
|
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Komplikationer vid dräktighet och förlossning
|
Complications during pregnancy and delivery
|
|
Kontrollåret
|
Year
of control
|
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Korsningar/Övriga raser
|
Crossbreds/other
|
|
Kvarbliven efterbörd
|
Retention
of feotal membranes
|
|
Kvigkalv
|
Heifer-calf
|
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Nöt
|
Cattle
|
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Ras
|
Breed
|
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Rödkulla
|
Swedish
Red Poll
|
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Samtliga sjukdomar
|
All diseases
|
|
Sjukdom
|
Disease
|
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Sjukdomar i andningsorgan
|
Respiratory organ diseases
|
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Skador
|
Injuries
|
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Spenskada
|
Teat injuries
|
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Svensk Ayrshire boskap
|
Swedish
Ayrshire
|
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Svensk Jersey boskap
|
Swedish
Jersey
|
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Svensk kullig boskap
|
Swedish Polled Cattle
|
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Svensk låglandsboskap
|
Swedish
Friesian
|
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Svensk röd och vit boskap
|
Swedish
Red and White
|
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Tjurkalv
|
Bull-calf
|
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Totalt
|
Totally
|
|
Totalt antal födda
|
Total
number born
|
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Övriga
|
Other causes
|
|
Övriga sjukdomar
|
Other diseases
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