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The Freestall Reimagined: Effects on Stall Hygiene and Space Usage in Dairy Cattle 收藏

Freestall Reimaginined:奶牛的稳健和空间使用情况
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Simple SummaryLying stalls for dairy cattle are designed to maintain cow hygiene, reduce labor associated with bedding maintenance, and provide cows with a comfortable place to lie down. These considerations can conflict: stall features that, e.g., reduce manure contamination of bedding can make the stall less comfortable, explaining why cows prefer lying in more open spaces. We developed an “alternative” lying area in which traditional freestalls (i.e., in which cattle are not confined to s
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简单的乳制品摊位型摊位旨在维护牛卫生,减少与床上用品维护相关的劳动力,并为奶牛提供舒适的地方躺下。这些考虑因素可以冲突:摊位特征,例如,减少粪便污染的床上用品可以使摊位不太舒适,解释为什么奶牛更喜欢躺在更多的开放空间中。我们开发了一个“替代”撒谎区域,其中传统的Freestalls(即,其中牛不仅限于s
Annabelle Beaver; Emma Strazhnik; Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk; ; Daniel M. Weary. The Freestall Reimagined: Effects on Stall Hygiene and Space Usage in Dairy Cattle[J]. Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI, 2021,11(6)