2005•Unpublished venueRequires access
The effect of the passage flooring in cubicle houses on the behavioural time-budget of dairy cows.
Jenny Olsson, Madeleine Magnusson, M. Ventorp, Andrzej Krynski, Robert Wrzesień
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Abstract
The physical properties of flooring, besides other factors, significantly influence the behaviour and time-budget of dairy cows. The animals have close and continual body contact with the flooring, both when lying and when standing or walking. The lying behaviour and lying pattern of the cow are dependent on the floor properties. On pasture, the cows spend a