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Brisket boards reduce freestall use.

C B Tucker1, G Zdanowicz, D M Weary

  • 1Animal Welfare Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z4. cassandra.tucker@agresearch.co.nz

Journal of Dairy Science
|June 15, 2006
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Cows prefer stalls without brisket boards, spending more time lying down in them. These boards may reduce comfort, suggesting a need for new cow housing designs.

Area of Science:

  • Animal Science
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Ethology

Background:

  • Brisket boards are stall features designed to maintain cleanliness by influencing cow positioning.
  • The impact of brisket boards on dairy cow comfort and stall preference is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of brisket boards on cow preference, stall use, and lying behavior.
  • To determine if brisket boards affect cow comfort and stall positioning.

Main Methods:

  • Observational study involving nonlactating dairy cows (n=15 and n=13 in two experiments).
  • Preference tests comparing stalls with and without brisket boards.
  • Measurement of time spent lying, lying bout duration, and cow position within stalls.

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Main Results:

  • Cows spent significantly more time lying in stalls without brisket boards (68% preference).
  • Lying bout duration was longer, and cows positioned themselves further forward in stalls lacking brisket boards.
  • Brisket boards reduced lying time by an average of 1.2 hours per day.

Conclusions:

  • Brisket boards appear to compromise cow comfort, despite potential benefits for stall cleanliness.
  • Current stall designs incorporating brisket boards may not optimize animal welfare.
  • Innovative cow housing solutions are needed to balance maintenance efficiency with cow comfort.