Abstract
Data from a mastitis control programme involving 158 herds in northern Norway are presented. The association between housing factors and indoor climate variables, and the prevalence of subclinical mastitis and herd cell count was calculated from a least squares model by a backward elimination procedure. Ten to 23% of the herd udder health variation at the start of the programme was associated with environmental variables. The following variables were found to be of significance: herd size, hoof trimming, lactation age, stall floor surface, type of stall, stall width, stall length, presence or absence of a grating over dung channel, single-/double-glazed windows and ambient humidity.
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