Individual and environmental factors associated with defecation while lying down in dairy cows

Individual and environmental factors associated with defecation while lying down in dairy cows

ABSTRACT: Cows typically defecate while standing. Freestalls are designed to position standing cows such that their feces fall into the alley. Cows sometimes defecate while lying down, increasing the risk that feces contaminate the stall surface. We conducted 2 studies investigating cow-level and en...

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Main Authors: B. Foris, L.G. Mangilli, J.M.C. Van Os, M.A.G. von Keyserlingk, J.A. Fregonesi, D.M. Weary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
Subjects:
lying behavior
cow cleanliness
stall hygiene
cow comfort
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030221009279

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