Category

Variable name

Description of the variable

Calf management

Calf housing

Calves housed indoors or outdoors, coded: outdoors = 0, indoors = 1

Calf with mother

Whether or not the calf has access to the dam or not, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Calf in cow barn

Whether or not that calf is housed in the same barn as the cows, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Calf floor

Calf flooring material, coded: dirt = 0, concrete = 1

Greenhouse

Calves housed in greenhouse, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Calf tied in barn

Whether calves are tied in the barn, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Individual calf housing

Calves in individual housing, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Calf group pen

Calves in group pens, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Colostrum administration

Nursing

Calves allowed to nurse from dam, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Bottle

Calves bottle fed, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Amount colostrum

Amount of colostrum fed in quarts

Colostrum per day

How many times colostrum is fed per day

Colostrum days

How many days colostrum is administered

Post weaning management

Post weaning housing

Type of housing for post weaned heifers, coded: greenhouse = 0, cowbarn = 1, outdoor pen = 2, heifer barn = 3

Post weaning stall

Freestall vs. tiestall, coded: freestall = 0, tiestall = 1

Post weaning floor

Hay vs. dust flooring, coded: dust = 0, hay = 1

Herd management

Closed herd

Whether herd is closed or not, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Calving area

Presence of designated calving area, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Bedding frequency

Frequency of calving area bedding, coded: monthly = 0, once daily = 1, twice daily = 2, weekly = 3,

Medicated feed

Feed medication, coded: none = 0, antibiotics = 1, anticoccidial = 2

Water source

Herd water source, coded: well = 0, spring = 1

Water treatment

Water treatment method, coded: no treatment = 0, UV = 1, chemical = 2

Manure management

Frequency

Frequency of manure spreading, coded: 0 = daily, 1 = weekly, 2 = monthly, 3 = yearly or less

Spread with

Mechanism of manure spreading, coded: 0 = tractor, 1 = vee spreader, 2 = truck

Other species

Dogs

Presence, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Cats

Presence, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Rabbits

Presence, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Horses

Presence, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Goat

Presence, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Sheep

Presence, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Chickens

Presence, coded: no = 0, yes = 1

Pigs

Presence, coded: no = 0, yes = 1