Lying patterns of high producing healthy dairy cows after calving in commercial herds as affected by age, environmental conditions and production

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 136, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 88-95

  Steensels, Machteld ^a,b   Bahr, Claudia ^b   Berckmans, Daniel ^b   Halachmi, Ilan ^a   Antler, Aharon ^a   Maltz, Ephraim ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Early lactation; Lying behaviour; Sensors

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SENSOR;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84856096839     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Adin G., Solomon R., Nikbachat M., Zenou A., Yosef E., Brosh A., Shabtay A., Mabjeesh S.J., Halachmi I., Miron J. Effect of feeding cows in early lactation with diets differing in roughage-neutral detergent fiber content on intake behavior, rumination, and milk production. J. Dairy Sci. 2009, 92:3364-3373.
2. Arazi A., Ishay E., Aizinbud E. The use of a new sensor (behaviour tag) for improving heat detection, health and welfare monitoring in different rearing conditions. Farm Animal Breeding, Identification, Production Recording and Management: Proc. of the 37th ICAR Biennial Session in Riga (Latvia) 2010, 113-127. ICAR, Rome, Italy. E. Skujina, E. Galvanoska, O. Leray, C. Mosconi (Eds.).
3. Bewley J.M., Boyce R.E., Hockin J., Munksgaard L., Eicher S.D., Einstein M.E., Schutz M.M. Influence of milk yield, stage of lactation, and body condition on dairy cattle lying behaviour measured using an automated activity monitoring sensor. J. Dairy Res. 2010, 77:1-6.
4. Blackie N., Scaife J.R., Bleach E.C.L. Lying behaviour and activity of early lactation Holstein dairy cattle measured using an activity monitor. Cattle Prac. 2006, 14:139-142.
5. Chaplin S., Munksgaard L. Evaluation of a simple method for assessment of rising behavior in tethered dairy cows. Anim. Sci. 2001, 72:191-197.
6. Cook N.B., Mentink R.L., Bennett R.B., Burgi K. The effect of heat stress and lameness on time budgets of lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 2007, 90:1674-1682.
7. Cooper M.D., Arney D.R., Phillips C.J.C. Two- or four-hour lying deprivation on the behavior of lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 2007, 90:1149-1158.
8. Edwards J.L., Tozer P.R. Using activity and milk yield as predictors of fresh cow disorders. J. Dairy Sci. 2004, 87:524-531.
9. Fisher A.D., Stewart M., Verker G.A., Morrow C.J., Matthews L.R. The effects of surface type on lying behaviour and stress responses of dairy cows during periodic weather-induced removal from pasture. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2003, 81:1-11.
10. Fregonesi J.A., Leaver J.L. Behaviour, performance and health indicators of welfare for dairy cows housed in strawyard or cubicle systems. Livest. Prod. Sci. 2001, 68:205-216.
11. Frost A.R., Schofield C.P., Beaulah S.A., Mottram T.T., Lines J.A., Wathes C.M. A review of livestock monitoring and the need for integrated systems. Comp. Electron. Agric. 1997, 17:139-159.
12. Galindo F., Broom D.M., Jackson P.G.G. A note on possible link between behaviour and the occurrence of lameness in dairy cows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2000, 67:335-341.
13. Goff J.P., Horst R.L. Physiological changes at parturition and their relationship to metabolic disorders. J. Dairy Sci. 1997, 80:1260-1268.
14. Grant R. Stocking density and time budgets. Proc. of Western Dairy Management Conference 2009 2009, 5-17. Available at: http://www.wdmc.org/2009/Stocking%20Density%20and%20Time%20Budgets.pdf (accessed 18 January 2011).
15. Halachmi I., Metz J.H.M., Maltz E., Dijkhuizen A.A., Speelma L. Designing the optimal robotic milking barn. Part 1: Quantifying facility usage. J. Agric. Eng. Res. 2000, 76:37-49.
16. Haley D.B., de Passillé A.M., Rushen J. Assessing cow comfort: effect of two floor types and two tied stall designs of the behaviour of lactating dairy cows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2001, 71:105-117.
17. Holtenius K., Agenäs S., Delavaud C., Chilliard Y. Effects of feeding intensity during the dry period. 2. Metabolic and hormonal responses. J. Dairy Sci. 2003, 86:883-891.
18. Huzzey J.M., von Keyserlingk M.A.G., Weary D.M. Changes in feeding, drinking, and standing behavior of dairy cows during the transition period. J. Dairy Sci. 2005, 88:2454-2461.
19. Israel Cattle Breeders Association The Dairy Industry in Israel 2009 2009, Israel Cattle Breeders Association (ICBA), Israel.
20. Ingvartsen K.L. Feeding- and management-related diseases in the transition cow. Physiological adaptations around calving and strategies to reduce feeding-related diseases. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 2006, 126:175-213.
21. Juarez S.T., Robinson P.H., DePeters E.J., Price E.O. Impact of lameness on behavior and productivity of lactating Holstein cows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2003, 83:1-14.
22. Livshin N., Antler A., Zion B., Stojanovski G., Bunevski G., Maltz E. Lying behaviour of dairy cows under different housing systems and physiological conditions. Precision Livestock Farming 2005: Proc. of the 2nd ECPLF in Uppsala (Sweden) 2005, 305-311. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, The Netherlands. S. Cox (Ed.).
23. Maltz E. Behaviour sensor to detect physiological and welfare status for dairy cows. Fourth International Workshop on Smart Sensors in Livestock Monitoring 2006, 19-21. Available at: http://vbn.aau.dk/files/14019469/Smart2006_Booklet_TBa.pdf (accessed 24 July 2011).
24. Maltz E., Kroll O., Barash H., Shamy A., Silanikove N. Lactation and body weight of dairy cows: interrelationships among heat stress, calving season and milk yield. J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2000, 9:33-45.
25. Metz J.H.M. The reaction of cows to short-term deprivation of lying. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 1985, 13:30-307.
26. Mulligan F.J., Dohorty M.L. Production diseases of the transition cow. Vet. J. 2008, 176:3-9.
27. Munksgaard L., Jensen M.B., Pedersen L.J., Hansen S.W., Matthews L. Quantifying behavioural priorities-effects of time constraints on behaviour of dairy cows, Bos taurus. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2005, 92:3-14.
28. Munksgaard L., Simonsen H.B. Behavioral and pituitary adrenal-axis responses of dairy cows to social isolation and deprivation of lying down. J. Anim. Sci. 1996, 74:769-778.
29. National Research Council (NRC) Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle 2001, National Academy Press, Washington, DC. 7th rev. ed.
30. Perera K.S., Gwazdauskas F.C., Pearson R.E., Brumback T.B. Effect of season and stage of lactation on performance of Holsteins. J. Dairy Sci. 1986, 69:228-236.
31. Philips C.J.C., Leaver J.D. The effect of forage supplementation on the behaviour of grazing dairy cows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 1986, 16:233-247.
32. Schütz K.E., Cox N.R., Matthews L.R. How important is shade to dairy cattle. Choice between shade or lying following different levels of lying deprivation. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2008, 114:307-318.
33. Silanikove N. Effects of water scarcity and hot environment on appetite and digestion in ruminants: a review. Livest. Prod. Sci. 1992, 30:175-194.
34. Tolkamp B.J., Haskell M.J., Langford F.M., Roberts D.J., Morgan C.A. Are cows more likely to lie down the longer they stand. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2010, 124:1-10.
35. Von Keyserlingk M.A.G., Olenick D., Weary D.M. Acute behavioral effects of regrouping dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 2008, 91:1011-1016.
36. West J.W. Effects of heat-stress on production in dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 2003, 86:2131-2144.