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volume 40 issue 2 (june 2006) : 107 - 112

THE BEHAVIOR AND WELFARE OF LACTATING CROSSBRED DAIRY COWS IN RELATION TO STRAWYARD HOUSE DESIGN

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A.R. Yazdani
1Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Golestan Province, Iran

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ABSTRACT

An experiment was conducted on twenty lactating crossbred dairy cows to study the effects of
two space allowances and two initial milk yield levels on indicators of welfare relating to behavior,
performance and milk yield level of crossbred dairy cows housed in strawyards.The experiment
lasted for 12 weeks with two treatment (half the cows were low yielding and half were high yielding) each at low and high space. The respective total and bed allowance per cow were 6.7 and 4.5m² for low and 13.5 and 9.0 m² for high space allowance. High milk yield cows had lower lying times and lying synchrony than low yielding cows. Higher feed intakes of high yielding cows (Pllowance, indicating that their housing requirements were similar.

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    REFERENCES

    1. AOAC (1980). In: Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of official Analytical Chemist. (Horowitz, W. Ed.). 13 Edition, AOAC, Washington, DC.
    2. Arave, C.W. et al. (1974). J. Dairy Sci., 57: 1497-1501.
    3. Blowey, R. (1994). In: Livestock Housing. (Wathes, C.M. and Charles, D.R. Eds.). CAB International, Wallingford, pp. 428.
    4. FAWC (1997). Report on the Welfare of Dairy cattle. Farm Animal Welfare Council, Surbiton.
    5. Fregonesi, J.A and Leaver, J.D. (2002). Livest. Prod. Sci., 78: 245-257.
    6. Fregonesi, J.A. and Leaver, J.D. (2001). Livest. Prod. Sci., 68: 205-216.
    7. Hurnik, J.F. and Lewis, N.J. (1991). Can. J. Anim. Sci., 71: 577-580.
    8. Ingvartsen, K.L. and Andersen, H.R. (1993). Acta Agric. Scand., 43: 65-80.
    9. Kondo. S. et al. (1989). Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci., 24: 127-135. Vol. 40, No. 2, 2006 111
    10. Konggaard, S.P. (1983). In: Farm Animal Housing and Welfare. (Baxter, S.H. et al., Eds.). Maninus Nijhoff, The Hague, pp. 272-279.
    11. Krohn, C.C. and Konggaard, S.P. (1987). In: Research in Cattle Production. Danish Status and Perspectives. (Sorensen, A.N. Ed.). Landhusholdning-sselskabets, Frederiksberg, pp. 160-168.
    12. Leaver. J.D. (1999). In: Management and Welfare of Farm animals. The UFAW Handbook, (Ewbank, R. et al., Eds.). 4th Edition. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Wheat Hampstead, pp. 17-47.
    13. Metz, J.H.M. and Mekking, P. (1984). Appl. anim. Behav. Sci., 12: 63-78.
    14. Mogensen. L. et al. (1997). Acta Agric. Scand., 47: 178-186.
    15. Nielsen, L.H. et al. (1997). Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci., 54: 307-316
    16. Petherick, J.C. (1983). In: Farm Animal Housing and Welfare. (Baxter, S.H. et al., Eds.) Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, pp. 103-120.
    17. Phillips, C.J.C. (2001). Principles of Cattle Production Systems. CABI, Wallingford.
    18. Potter, M.J. and Broom, D.M. (1987). In: Cattle Housing Systems. Lameness and Behaviour. (Wierenga. H.K. and Peterse, D.J. Eds.). Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, pp. 129-147.
    19. Wierenga, H.K. (1983). In: Farm Animal Housing and Welfare. (Baxter, S.H. et al., Eds.). Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, pp. 171-180.
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      volume 40 issue 2 (june 2006) : 107 - 112

      THE BEHAVIOR AND WELFARE OF LACTATING CROSSBRED DAIRY COWS IN RELATION TO STRAWYARD HOUSE DESIGN

      A
      A.R. Yazdani
      1Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Golestan Province, Iran

      • Submitted|

      • First Online |

      • doi

      Cite article:- Yazdani A.R. (2025). THE BEHAVIOR AND WELFARE OF LACTATING CROSSBRED DAIRY COWS IN RELATION TO STRAWYARD HOUSE DESIGN. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 40(2): 107 - 112. doi: .

      ABSTRACT

      An experiment was conducted on twenty lactating crossbred dairy cows to study the effects of
      two space allowances and two initial milk yield levels on indicators of welfare relating to behavior,
      performance and milk yield level of crossbred dairy cows housed in strawyards.The experiment
      lasted for 12 weeks with two treatment (half the cows were low yielding and half were high yielding) each at low and high space. The respective total and bed allowance per cow were 6.7 and 4.5m² for low and 13.5 and 9.0 m² for high space allowance. High milk yield cows had lower lying times and lying synchrony than low yielding cows. Higher feed intakes of high yielding cows (Pllowance, indicating that their housing requirements were similar.

      KEYWORDS

        REFERENCES

        1. AOAC (1980). In: Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of official Analytical Chemist. (Horowitz, W. Ed.). 13 Edition, AOAC, Washington, DC.
        2. Arave, C.W. et al. (1974). J. Dairy Sci., 57: 1497-1501.
        3. Blowey, R. (1994). In: Livestock Housing. (Wathes, C.M. and Charles, D.R. Eds.). CAB International, Wallingford, pp. 428.
        4. FAWC (1997). Report on the Welfare of Dairy cattle. Farm Animal Welfare Council, Surbiton.
        5. Fregonesi, J.A and Leaver, J.D. (2002). Livest. Prod. Sci., 78: 245-257.
        6. Fregonesi, J.A. and Leaver, J.D. (2001). Livest. Prod. Sci., 68: 205-216.
        7. Hurnik, J.F. and Lewis, N.J. (1991). Can. J. Anim. Sci., 71: 577-580.
        8. Ingvartsen, K.L. and Andersen, H.R. (1993). Acta Agric. Scand., 43: 65-80.
        9. Kondo. S. et al. (1989). Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci., 24: 127-135. Vol. 40, No. 2, 2006 111
        10. Konggaard, S.P. (1983). In: Farm Animal Housing and Welfare. (Baxter, S.H. et al., Eds.). Maninus Nijhoff, The Hague, pp. 272-279.
        11. Krohn, C.C. and Konggaard, S.P. (1987). In: Research in Cattle Production. Danish Status and Perspectives. (Sorensen, A.N. Ed.). Landhusholdning-sselskabets, Frederiksberg, pp. 160-168.
        12. Leaver. J.D. (1999). In: Management and Welfare of Farm animals. The UFAW Handbook, (Ewbank, R. et al., Eds.). 4th Edition. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Wheat Hampstead, pp. 17-47.
        13. Metz, J.H.M. and Mekking, P. (1984). Appl. anim. Behav. Sci., 12: 63-78.
        14. Mogensen. L. et al. (1997). Acta Agric. Scand., 47: 178-186.
        15. Nielsen, L.H. et al. (1997). Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci., 54: 307-316
        16. Petherick, J.C. (1983). In: Farm Animal Housing and Welfare. (Baxter, S.H. et al., Eds.) Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, pp. 103-120.
        17. Phillips, C.J.C. (2001). Principles of Cattle Production Systems. CABI, Wallingford.
        18. Potter, M.J. and Broom, D.M. (1987). In: Cattle Housing Systems. Lameness and Behaviour. (Wierenga. H.K. and Peterse, D.J. Eds.). Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, pp. 129-147.
        19. Wierenga, H.K. (1983). In: Farm Animal Housing and Welfare. (Baxter, S.H. et al., Eds.). Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, pp. 171-180.
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