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¹Department of Veterinary Health and Animal Sciences, Harper Adams University, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

|May 27, 2022

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Dairy cows show a strong motivation for open lying areas, even when requiring travel. Providing these spaces, like mattress (MAT) or straw yards (ST), improves housed dairy cow welfare and meets their behavioral needs.

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Area of Science:

Animal Science
Animal Welfare
Dairy Husbandry

Background:

All-year-round housing for dairy cows is increasing, necessitating environments that meet their behavioral needs.
Previous studies on cow motivation for lying areas confounded surface type and location.
Dairy cows demonstrate a motivation to access open lying areas.

Purpose of the Study:

To measure dairy cow motivation for indoor open lying areas (mattress and straw yard) compared to cubicles.
To differentiate the effects of surface type and location on motivation for lying areas.
To assess if open lying areas improve housed dairy cow welfare.

Main Methods:

Thirty Holstein-Friesian dairy cows were housed in groups and given access to cubicles.
Cows accessed open lying areas (mattress or straw yard) via raceways of increasing distances (Short, Medium, Long).
Motivation was assessed by comparing lying times on open areas versus free-access cubicles.

Main Results:

Cows spent more time lying in open areas than cubicles at all tested distances.
Lying time in open areas decreased slightly at the longest distance but remained over 60% of total lying time.
Cows showed slightly higher preference for the straw yard (ST) open area over the mattress (MAT) open area.

Conclusions:

Dairy cows exhibit high motivation for open lying areas, indicating a strong behavioral need.
Providing open lying areas can enhance the welfare of housed dairy cows.
The type of surface in open lying areas may influence preference, with straw potentially being favored over mattresses.