Environmental and behavioural factors affecting the prevalence of foot lameness in New Zealand dairy herds - a case-control study

Authors: Pfeiffer DU, Morris RS, Tanner CM, Chesterton RN
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 38, Issue 1, pp 38, Apr 1990
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Diagnostic procedures, Environment, Epidemiology, Hoof/claw, Limb - lower, Locomotor, Disease/defect
Article class: Erratum / Corrections

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Abstract: An unfortunate error occurred during the editorial process for the paper by R.N. Chesterton et al. entitled Environmental and behavioural factors affecting the prevalence of foot lameness in New Zealand dairy herds a case-control study in the last issue of the New Zealand Veterinary Journal. Throughout the paper the term “incidence” was used in our manuscript, but this was changed to “prevalence” in the published text. As an epidemiologist, I take particular care with the use of these terms, which have precise epidemiological meanings. Most veterinarians who graduated before epidemiology became an important discipline in veterinary schools make the error of using “incidence” in all cases where they wish to comment on the occurrence of disease. In order to accurately describe disease patterns in epidemiological terms, it is necessary to distinguish care…

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