Economic and livestock health impacts of birds on dairies: Evidence from a survey of Washington dairy operators

Autor: Julie L. Elser, Susan R. Kerr, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Tyler P. Caskin, Amber L. Adams Progar, Karen M. M. Steensma
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Bacterial Diseases
0106 biological sciences
Physiology
Paratuberculosis
Surveys
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
01 natural sciences
Animal Diseases
Agricultural science
Salmonella
Abundance (ecology)
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine and Health Sciences
Multidisciplinary
Eukaryota
Agriculture
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Body Fluids
Bacterial Pathogens
Dairying
Milk
Infectious Diseases
Geography
Medical Microbiology
Research Design
Vertebrates
Starlings
Medicine
Livestock
Anatomy
Pathogens
Research Article
Washington
Science
Cattle Diseases
Food Contamination
Research and Analysis Methods
Microbiology
010603 evolutionary biology
Birds
Beverages
Enterobacteriaceae
medicine
Animals
Microbial Pathogens
Nutrition
Animal Pathogens
Survey Research
Bacteria
business.industry
Organisms
0402 animal and dairy science
Biology and Life Sciences
medicine.disease
Animal Feed
040201 dairy & animal science
Diet
Amniotes
Herd
Disease risk
Cattle
business
Zoology
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 9, p e0222398 (2019)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: The survey described in this research paper aimed to investigate the economic and health impacts of birds on dairies. Birds are common pests on dairies, consuming and contaminating feed intended for cattle. As a result, dairy operators experience increased feed costs and increased pathogen and disease risk. We surveyed dairy operators attending the 2017 Washington Dairy Conference to examine the impact of birds on dairies in Washington State. Dairy operators reported feed losses valued at $55 per cow resulting in annual losses totaling $5.5 million in the Western region of the state and $9.2 million in the Eastern region of the state. Shooting was the most commonly used bird management method and European starlings (Sternus vulgaris) were the most frequently implicated species statewide. Bird abundance greater than 10,000 birds per day was associated with larger herd size and with self-reported presence of Johne's disease and Salmonella.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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