scholarly journals Factors determining the choice of bedding for freestall housing system in dairy cows farming - A review

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Dimo Dimov ◽  
Ivaylo Marinov
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Housing System

scholarly journals Rearing conditions, health and welfare of dairy cows

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slavca Hristov ◽  
B. Stankovic ◽  
Z. Zlatanovic ◽  
M. Joksimovic-Todorovic ◽  
V. Davidovic
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cattle ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Absolute Minimum ◽  
Housing Systems ◽  
Risk Of Injury ◽  
Normal Behavior ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Rearing Conditions ◽  
Recent Developments

This paper provides an overview of recent developments in rearing conditions, health and welfare issues of dairy cows. The last approximately 30 years has witnessed worldwide increasing scientific research, consumer activity, and political response towards housing condition, health and welfare issues of dairy cattle. All buildings and housing systems for dairy cattle should be designed, constructed, maintained and managed to assist in the achievement of the Five Freedoms: freedom from hunger and thirst, freedom from discomfort, freedom from pain, injury and disease, freedom to express normal behavior and freedom from fear and distress. Whether dairy cows are housed in cubicles, straw yards or cow sheds, in order to maximize their performance and to ensure satisfactory standards of welfare, the accommodation must provide the most basic behavioral and physiological needs. As an absolute minimum, the housing must provide a comfortable, clean, well drained and dry lying area together with shelter from adverse weather. Also, it must allow the cow to move freely around without risk of injury and certain diseases. If the housing system does not provide for these basic needs, then not only will health, welfare and production of dairy cattle be compromised, but it is likely that failure to comply with the welfare codes and the law relating to animal welfare will occur.

scholarly journals Housing System, Milk Production, and Zero-Grazing Effects on Lameness and Leg Injury in Dairy Cows

2006 ◽  
Vol 89 (11) ◽  
pp. 4259-4266 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Haskell ◽  
L.J. Rennie ◽  
V.A. Bowell ◽  
M.J. Bell ◽  
A.B. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Grazing Effects ◽  
Zero Grazing

scholarly journals Effects of Compost-Bedded Pack Barn on Circulating Cortisol and Beta-Endorphins in Dairy Cows: A Case Study

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3318
Author(s):  
Rosangela Odore ◽  
Ilaria Biasato ◽  
Giulia Gardini ◽  
Antonio D’Angelo ◽  
Claudio Bellino
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Reproductive Performance ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Housing Systems ◽  
Alternative Systems ◽  
Cow Welfare ◽  
Beta Endorphins ◽  
Over Time

The up-to-date literature suggests that the compost-bedded pack barn housing system is capable of remarkably improving productive and reproductive performance, as well as health status and welfare, in dairy cattle. However, there is currently limited knowledge available on the endocrine and biochemical changes in animals housed in such alternative systems. Therefore, this study aimed to measure blood cortisol (COR) and beta-endorphins (BE) in 22 two-year-old primiparae Fleckvieh cows, who were randomly allotted to the following two different housing systems: CB (n = 11) and FB (n = 11). Blood samples were collected at the beginning of the experiment (T0) and every two months thereafter (T1, T2, and T3). The COR and BE were measured through an immunoenzymatic kit. With the only exception being T0, no differences were observed over time between the two groups, neither for COR nor for BE. However, the blood cortisol levels of the CB cows decreased over time, while a T1 peak was identified in the FB group. On the contrary, both the housing systems displayed numerically higher BE at T3 than at the other experimental times. Therefore, the overall data suggest that the compost-bedded pack barn did not significantly affect the studied parameters. Accordingly, cow welfare should be assessed using a wider panel of animal-based indicators.

scholarly journals A survey on Italian compost dairy barns

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2s) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Leso ◽  
Maurizio Uberti ◽  
Wasseem Morshed ◽  
Matteo Barbari
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Inverse Correlation ◽  
Housing System ◽  
P Value ◽  
Alternative Housing ◽  
Housing Systems ◽  
The Usa ◽  
One Year ◽  
Bedding Materials

Compost-bedded pack barns, generally known as compost dairy barns, are alternative housing systems for dairy cows. In these barns, the whole surface of the resting area is covered with a deep-bedded pack that is frequently stirred in order to incorporate fresh manure into the pack and to enhance the evaporation of water. Experiences with compost bedded pack barns for dairy cows are reported in literature from the USA, Israel, the Netherlands and Austria. The main advantages of these housing systems regard animal welfare and manure management. Since 2006, this housing system has been applied consistently in Italy. However, scientific knowledge about Italian compost barns is still lacking. This study aims at describing housing system, assessing producers’ satisfaction and measuring performance of dairy cows housed in compost bedded pack barns. Ten commercial dairy farms in northern Italy was involved in the study. All pens in each farm were surveyed to determine the surface of total available area, bedded area and pack depth. In order to investigate management practices, labor requirement, consumption of bedding materials and producers satisfaction, a questionnaire was submitted to each farm manager. The temperature of the bedded pack was measured in each farm during summer and winter. Moreover, data from Italian Breeder Association were collected for each herd over a period of one year (from September 2011 to September 2012). For the ten compost barns involved in the study the average total available area was 10.9 m2 per cow and the average pack area was 6.7 m2 per cow. The bedded pack was aerated 1.4 times per day. The most commonly used bedding material in these farms was dry sawdust. The consumption of bedding materials was 8.1 m3 per cow per year. A clear tendency to inverse correlation was found between the space per cow and the amount of bedding needed per cow (R2= 0.395; p-value=0.051). Operations related to pack management require 4.1 hours of labor per cow per year. Direct relationship was found between the bedded area space per cow and the annual labor required for pack management per cow (R2=0.505; p-value=0.048). Performance of cows housed in compost barns included in this study was encouraging and although some concerns about the cost of bedding, overall producers were satisfied with this housing system.

scholarly journals Performance and Welfare of Dairy Cows in an Alternative Housing System in Minnesota

2007 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 1575-1583 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.E. Barberg ◽  
M.I. Endres ◽  
J.A. Salfer ◽  
J.K. Reneau
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Alternative Housing

scholarly journals Methane Emissions and Milk Fatty Acid Profiles in Dairy Cows Fed Linseed, Measured at the Group Level in a Naturally Ventilated Housing and Individually in Respiration Chambers

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1091
Author(s):  
Jernej Poteko ◽  
Sabine Schrade ◽  
Kerstin Zeyer ◽  
Joachim Mohn ◽  
Michael Zaehner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Milk Fatty Acid ◽  
Ch4 Emission ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Tracer Gas ◽  
Milk Fatty Acids ◽  
Control Instrument ◽  
Bulk Milk

The present study evaluated the effects of linseed supplementation on CH4 emission and milk fatty acid composition in dairy cows measured at the group level in an experimental dairy loose housing using a tracer gas technique and individually in tied stalls and respiration chambers. Cows (2 × 20) were maintained in two separate sections under loose-housing conditions and received a diet supplemented with extruded linseed (L) lipids (29 g·kg−1 dry matter) or a control (C) diet containing corn flour. Subsequently, 2 × 6 cows per dietary group were investigated in a tied-housing system and respiration chambers. Substantially higher proportions of favorable milk fatty acids were recovered in L cows when compared with C cows at the group level, making the analysis of bulk milk a suitable control instrument for retailers. Linseed supplementation resulted in a slightly lower diurnal course of CH4 emission intensity than the control at the group and individual levels. However, we found no more than a trend for a CH4 mitigating effect, unlike in other studies supplementing similar linseed lipid levels. Feed supplements in concentrations that lead to a significant reduction in CH4 emissions must show whether the reduction potential determined at the group and individual levels is comparable.

scholarly journals Dairy cows welfare quality in tie-stall housing system with or without access to exercise

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvana Popescu ◽  
Cristin Borda ◽  
Eva Andrea Diugan ◽  
Marina Spinu ◽  
Ioan Stefan Groza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Welfare Quality

scholarly journals Behavior of Dairy Cows in an Alternative Bedded-Pack Housing System

2007 ◽  
Vol 90 (9) ◽  
pp. 4192-4200 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.I. Endres ◽  
A.E. Barberg
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Housing System
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