Associations between herd-level factors and lying behavior of freestall-housed dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2081-2089

  Ito, K ^a,b   Chapinal, N ^a   Weary, D M ^a   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NOVUS INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cow comfort; Deep bedding; Management; Stall design

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; BODY POSTURE; BOVINE; BUILDING; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GAIT; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; GAIT; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; MILK; NEW ENGLAND; POSTURE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84896405185     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6861     Document Type: Article

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