Indices for estimation of dairy free-stall occupancy
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| Category | Journal Articles |
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| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to obtain variables that enabled estimation of variation in stall occupancy times based on the cow-to-stall ratio. First, stall use by Holstein-Friesian cows was analyzed on 16 farms in Galicia, Northwest Spain, by continuously recording cow behavior for 24 h. Intervals of 17 s were recorded every 3 min and 30 s. The video recordings were watched to count the number of simultaneously occupied stalls. Before actually reducing the number of stalls in practice, the variation in the average occupancy time per stall was estimated by using a variable termed 'predictably altered time of occupancy' for stall-to-cow ratios of 0.9, 0.8 and 0.7 (111 |
| Date | 2009 |
| Publication Title | Applied Animal Behaviour Science |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 1/2 |
| Pages | 23-31 |
| ISBN/ISSN | 0168-1591 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.applanim.2009.03.007 |
| Language | English |
| Author Address | Department of Agroforestry Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Escuela Politecnica Superior, Campus Universitario, s/n 27002 Lugo, Spain. melena.fernandez@usc.es |
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