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A study of the effect of housing system and milk yield level on the performance and behaviour of dairy cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J.A. Fregonesi
Affiliation:
Wye College , University of London, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, United Kingdom
J.D. Leaver
Affiliation:
Wye College , University of London, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5AH, United Kingdom
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Housing system and milk yield level are considered important factors which relate to health and welfare problems of dairy cows ( Webster,1995). The increasing genetic merit of dairy cows could mean that the existing housing systems are inadequate for the welfare of such cattle. The aim of the experiment was to study the effects of housing system (strawyard and cubicle) and milk yield level (low and high) on the performance and behaviour of dairy cattle.

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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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References

Webster, J. 1995 Welfare of dairy cattle pp. 169. Animal welfare - A cool eye towards eden. Blackwell 274 p.Google Scholar