An evaluation of mattresses and mats in two dairy units

Chaplin, S. J.; Tierney, G.; Stockwell, C.; Logue, D.N.; Kelly, Mary Grace

doi:10.1016/s0168-1591(99)00100-8

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“…Chaplin et al [31] reported about significant findings when cows showed more lying after deprivation of lying. Lying deprivation can cause a rest disturbance.…”

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Dairy Cows Produce Less Milk and Modify Their Behaviour during the Transition between Tie-Stall to Free-Stall

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Simple SummaryThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of moving cows from the barn with stanchion-stall housing to free-stall housing on their behaviour and production. Cows lay down up to ten hours after removing. The cows in their second lactation and open cows tended to lie sooner after removing than cows in their first lactation and pregnant cows. The times of total lying and rumination were increasing from the first day to the tenth day after removing. Cows produced 23.3% less milk at the first day following the transfer than at the last day prior to moving (23.76 ± 7.20 kg vs. 30.97 ± 7.26 kg, p < 0.001). Loss of milk was gradually reduced and on the 14th day, cows achieved maximum production. The difference was found in milk losses due to the shift between cows in first and second lactation.AbstractTransfer of cattle to an unknown barn may result in a reduction in its welfare. Housing and management practices can result in signs of stress that include a long-term suppression of milk efficiency. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of moving cows from the stanchion-stall housing to free-stall housing on their behaviour and production. The Holstein cows were moved into the new facility with free-stall housing from the old barn with stanchion-stall housing. Cows lay down up to ten hours (596.3 ± 282.7 min) after removing. The cows in their second lactation and open cows tended to lie sooner after removing than cows in their first lactation and pregnant cows. The times of total lying and rumination were increasing from the first day to the tenth day after removing (23.76 ± 7.20 kg vs. 30.97 ± 7.26 kg, p < 0.001). Cows produced 23.3% less milk at the first day following the transfer than at the last day prior to moving (p < 0.001). Loss of milk was gradually reduced and maximum production was achieved on the 14th day. The difference was found in milk losses due to the shift between cows on the first and second lactation (p < 0.01). The results of this study suggest that removing from the tie-stall barn with a pipeline milking system into the barn with free-stall housing and a milking parlour caused a decline in the cows’ milk production. However, when the cows are moved to a better environment, they rapidly adapt to the change.

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“…Chaplin et al [31] reported about significant findings when cows showed more lying after deprivation of lying. Lying deprivation can cause a rest disturbance.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dairy Cows Produce Less Milk and Modify Their Behaviour during the Transition between Tie-Stall to Free-Stall

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Mihina

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“…Therefore, in a number of experimental studies, the impact of different housing and management aspects on udder cleanliness has already been investigated. The type of cubicle flooring (Chaplin et al, 2000;Fulwider et al, 2007), absence or presence of a brisket board (Tucker et al, 2006), neck-rail position (Tucker et al, 2005;Bernardi et al, 2009;Fregonesi et al, 2009), type of bedding material (Magnusson et al, 2008;Norring et al, 2008), as well as the degree of soiling of the passageway (Christiansson et al, 1999;Magnusson et al, 2008) were found to influence cubicle and udder soiling. With regard to cubicle dimensions, it was found that restrictive cubicle dimensions result in cleaner stalls (Tucker et al, , 2005(Tucker et al, and 2006, and therefore in cleaner udders (Bernardi et al, 2009;Fregonesi et al, 2009).…”

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Effects of housing and management conditions on teat cleanliness of dairy cows in cubicle systems taking into account body dimensions of the cows

Plesch

Knierim

2012

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Dirty udders and teats result in a higher workload in terms of cleaning before milking and may constitute a risk for udder health. The aim of this prevalence study on 23 farms with very low within-farm variation in cubicle measures and other cubicle characteristics was to identify potentially influencing housing and management factors concerning teat and teat tip soiling. Information about udder soiling, housing and management was collected through direct recording and farmers' interviews. Height at withers, shoulder width and diagonal body length were measured in 79% to 100% of the cows in each herd. On the basis of the 25% largest animals, compliance with recommendations for cubicle measures was calculated, which was generally rather low. Stepwise regression was used to find predictors for the percentage of dirty teats and of dirty teat tips. The final model on dirty teats explained 58.5% of the variance and contained four factors (F 5 6.34, P 5 0.0023). Less soiled teats were found on farms that conducted teat dipping after milking (t 5 23.21, P 5 0.0048), had increased daily cubicle maintenance time ( t 5 22.58, P 5 0.0187), deep-bedded cubicles ( t 5 22.42, P 5 0.0265) and decreasing compliance concerning cubicle length ( t 5 2.33, P 5 0.0317). The final model on teat tip soiling explained 46.0% of the variance and contained three factors ( F 5 5.39, P 5 0.0075). Less soiled teat tips were associated with increasing height of bedding material ( t 5 22.89, P 5 0.0094) and decreasing compliance concerning resting length ( t 5 2.12, P 5 0.0470). Difficult to explain was the association found between increased passage soiling and decreased teat tip dirtiness ( t 5 21.86, P 5 0.0790). Thus, even under relatively restrictive cubicle conditions, a certain increase in teat and teat tip soiling was found with increasing cubicle length. However, at the same time, measures relating to good management may positively affect teat and teat tip cleanliness. In addition, deep-bedded cubicles yielded advantages in this regard. Both regression models for teat and teat tip cleanliness contained similar but not identical predictive variables. This indicates that dirtiness of each particular area may originate from slightly different though related causes. The low correlations found between udder, teat and teat tip cleanliness should be considered in future studies.

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“…Lying surfaces of dairy cows must therefore provide thermal comfort and softness, be durable and provide sufficient friction to allow rising and lying down without slipping. Moreover, they should help to keep the cows clean and healthy and minimise daily labour requirements (Chaplin et al, 2000).…”

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Scientific report on the effects of farming systems on dairy cow welfare and disease

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An evaluation of mattresses and mats in two dairy units

Cited by 71 publications

References 8 publications

Dairy Cows Produce Less Milk and Modify Their Behaviour during the Transition between Tie-Stall to Free-Stall

Dairy Cows Produce Less Milk and Modify Their Behaviour during the Transition between Tie-Stall to Free-Stall

Effects of housing and management conditions on teat cleanliness of dairy cows in cubicle systems taking into account body dimensions of the cows

Scientific report on the effects of farming systems on dairy cow welfare and disease

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