Effects of two stall flooring systems on the behaviour of tied dairy cows

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 167-177

  Hultgren, Jan ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bedding; Dairy cattle; Floor; Housing; Rubber slats

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003478512     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00138-1     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Altman, D.G., 1991. Practical Statistics for Medical Research. Chapman & Hall, London.
2. Andreae, U., Smidt, D., 1982. Behavioural alterations in young cattle on slatted floors. Hohenheimer Arb. 121, 51-60.
3. Castrén, H., 1988. Kons vilobeteende. I: Nötkreaturs beteende - litteraturkompendium. The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural Research (NKJ), pp. 93-102.
4. Dechamps, P., Nicks, B., Canart, B., Gielen, M., Istasse, L., 1989. A note on resting behaviour of cows before and after calving in two different housing systems. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 23, 99-105.
5. Friend, T.H., Polan, C.E., McGilliard, M.L., 1977. Free stall and feed bunk requirements relative to behaviour, production and individual feed intake in dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 60, 108-116.
6. Galindo, F.A., Broom, D.M., 1993. The relationships between social behaviour of dairy cows and the occurrence of lameness. Cattle Pract. 1, 360-364.
7. Haley, D.B., de Passillé, A.M., Rushen, J., 2001. Assessing cow comfort: effects of two floor types and two tie stall designs on the behaviour of lactating dairy cows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 71, 105-117.
8. Hultgren, I., Bergsten, C., 2001. Effects of a rubber slatted flooring system on cleanliness and foot health in tied dairy cows. In preperation.
9. Koch, L., 1985. Wahlversuche bei Jungrindern in Bezug auf Klimatfaktoren und Flächenqualitäten. Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemäßen Tierhaltung 1984. KTBL, Rep. 307, pp. 206-220.
10. Kohli, E., 1987. Vergleich des Abliegeverhaltens von Milchkühen auf der Weide und im Anbindestall: Neue Aspekte des Abliegeverhaltens. Aktuelle Arbeiten zur artgemäßen Tierhaltung 1986. KTBL, Rep. 319, pp. 18-38.
11. Krohn, C.C., Munksgaard, L., 1993. Behaviour of dairy cows kept in extensive (loose housing/pasture) or intensive (tie stall) environments. II. Lying and lying-down behaviour. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 37, 1-16.
12. Ladewig, J., von Borell, E.V., 1988. Ethological methods alone are not sufficient to measure the impact of environment on animal health and animal well-being. In: Unshelm, J., van Putten, G., Zeeb, K., Ekesbo, I. (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Congress on Applied Ethology in Farm Animal. Skara, Sweden, 1988, KTBL, pp. 95-102.
13. Lidfors, L., 1989. The use of getting up and lying-down movements in the evaluation of cattle environments. Vet. Res. Commun. 13, 307-324.
14. Lidfors, L., 1992. Behaviour of bull calves in two different housing systems: deep litter in an uninsulated building versus slatted floor in an insulated building. Department of Animal Hygiene, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara, Sweden, Rep. 30, Diss.
15. Lundberg, F., 1999. Gödseldränerande gummispaltgolv som en del av båspallen för uppbundna mjölkkor. Department of Agricultural Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, Note 99:01.
16. Metz, J.H., Wierenga, H.K., 1984. Spatial requirements and lying behaviour of cows in loose housing systems. In: Unshelm, J., van Putten, G., Zeeb, K. (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Congress on Applied Ethology in Farm Animal. Darmstadt, German Fed. Rep., 1984. KTBL-EAAP-SVE-DVG, pp. 179-183.
17. Metz, J.H.M., Wierenga, H.K., 1987. Behavioural criteria for the design of housing systems for cattle. In: Wierenga, H.K., Peterse, D.J. (Eds.), A Seminar on the influence of the Design of Housing Systems for Cattle on Lameness and on Behaviour. Martinus Nijhoff, Dordrecht, German Fed. Rep., pp. 14-25.
18. Munksgaard, L., Krohn, C.C., 1988. Dairy cow behaviour in two different tying systems. In: Unshelm, J., van Putten, G., Zeeb, K., Ekesbo, I. (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Congress on Applied Ethology in Farm Animal. Skara, Sweden, 1988, KTBL, pp. 103-108.
19. Nilsson, C., 1988. Floors in animal houses. Technical design with respect to the biological needs of animals in reference to the thermal, friction and abrasive characteristics and the softness of the flooring material. Department of Agricultural Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Lund, Sweden, Rep. 61, Diss.
20. Nilsson, C., Walberg, K., 1979. Gummilister - ett alternativ till stålgaller over gödselrännan? Orienterande undersökning av skador på mjölkkor. Department of Agricultural Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Lund, Sweden, Rep.
21. Österman, S., Redbo, I., 2001. Effects of milking frequency on lying-down and getting up behaviour in dairy cows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 70, 167-176.
22. SAS Institute Inc., 1998. JMP Statistical Discovery Software. Statistics and Graphics Guide, Version 3. Cary, NC, USA.
23. Schnitzer, U., 1971. Abliegen, Liegestellungen und Aufstehen beim Rind im Hinblick auf die Entwicklung von Stalleinrichtungen für Milchvieh. KTBL, Rep. 10.
24. Singh, S.S., Ward, W.R., Lautenbach, K., Hughes, J.W., Murray, R.D., 1993. Behaviour of first lactation and adult dairy cows while housed and at pasture and its relationship with sole lesions. Vet. Rec. 133, 469-474.
25. Wierenga, H.K., Hopster, H., 1990. The significance of cubicles for the behaviour of dairy cows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 26, 309-337.
26. de Wilt, J.G., 1985. Behaviour and welfare of veal calves in relation to husbandry systems. Landbouwhoge-school, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Diss.
27. Zannier-Tanner, E., 1965. Vergleichende Verhaltensuntersuchung über das Hinlegen und Aufstehen bei Huftieren. Z. Tierpsychol. 22, 696-723.