A short-term comparison of wheat straw and poplar wood chips used as litter in tiestalls on hygiene, milk, and behavior of lactating dairy cows

A short-term comparison of wheat straw and poplar wood chips used as litter in tiestalls on hygiene, milk, and behavior of lactating dairy cows

ABSTRACT: A short-term study was conducted to compare the effect of using poplar wood chips (PWC) instead of wheat straw (WS) litter in dairy cows. A total of 38 lactating Holstein cows (204 ± 119 days in milk, 26.9 ± 6.5 kg of milk yield [MY]) were housed in a tiestall farm for a 10-d trial includi...

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Main Authors: M. Simoni, N. Mezzasalma, R. Pitino, C.L. Manuelian, C. Spadini, M. Iannarelli, S.L. Montanaro, A. Summer, C.S. Cabassi, M. De Marchi, F. Righi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
Subjects:
milk composition
total bacterial count
bedding materials
organic
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030223004514

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