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Title:

What happens with cow behavior when replacing concrete slatted floor by rubber coating: A case study.

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Platz, S.; Ahrens, F.; Bendel, J.; Meyer, H.H.D.; Erhard, M.H
Abstract:
An enhanced productive life cycle and improved animal welfare are aims pursued in dairy husbandry. This study assesses experimental observations on floor-associated behavior during the stepwise replacement of concrete slatted flooring by rubber mats. For this purpose, estrus (mounting) and hygiene behavior (licking while standing on 3 legs and caudal licking) within a herd of 50 loose-housed Brown Swiss dairy cows were analyzed by video observation before and after floor reconstruction. Still...     »
Keywords:
Dairy cattle, behavior, concrete floor, rubber covering
Journal title:
Journal of Dairy Science
Year:
2008
Journal volume:
91:
Journal issue:
(3)
Pages contribution:
999-1004
Language:
en
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3168/jds.2007-0584
Publisher:
American Dairy Science Association
TUM Institution:
Zentralinstitut für Ernährungs- und Lebensmittelforschung / Abteilung Physiologie
Format:
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