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2011
Volume 14
Issue 4
Topic:
Veterinary Medicine
ELECTRONIC
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
Kuczaj M. , Wieliczko A. , Korczyński M. , Hamala A. 2011. BEDS FOR LOOSE HOUSED DAIRY COWS ALLOWING OF THEIR WELFARE, EJPAU 14(4), #03.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume14/issue4/abs-03.html

BEDS FOR LOOSE HOUSED DAIRY COWS ALLOWING OF THEIR WELFARE

Marian Kuczaj1, Anna Wieliczko2, Mariusz Korczyński3, Aleksander Hamala2
1 Institute of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Biology and Animal Science, Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Science, Poland
2 Institute of Animal Breeding, Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
3 Department of Environmental Hygiene and Animal Welfare, Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland

 

ABSTRACT

The zoometric measurements (height at withers and sidelong barrel length) were conducted on 54 cows of red-white colour, of a body mass > 500 kg maintained on one of dairy cattle farms located in south-western Poland. The three genotypic groups were examined: I (phf NL) – 19 cows of Polish Holstein-Friesian breed of Dutch bulls (fathers), II (phf USA) – 19 cows of American bulls, and III (ZR) – 16 cows of Polish Red-White breed. Then the size of bed boxes was designed for these, differing with genotype, cows. The size of beds calculated in the present study was compared to the values recommended in zootechnical literature and current law regulations. The beds on the analysed farm of dairy cattle fulfilled all mandatory standards concerning welfare and cross compliance rules.

Key words: cows, housing system, bed boxes, exterieur.

Marian Kuczaj
Institute of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Biology and Animal Science, Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Science, Poland
Che³mońskiego 38 C
51-630 Wroc³aw, Poland
Phone +48 71 32-05-860
fax: +48 71 32-05-764
email: marian.kuczaj@up.wroc.pl

Anna Wieliczko
Institute of Animal Breeding,
Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Che³mońskiego 38 C, 51-630 Wroc³aw, Poland

Mariusz Korczyński
Department of Environmental Hygiene and Animal Welfare,
Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Che³mońskiego 38 C, 51-630 Wroclaw, Poland
Phone (+48 71) 32 05 865,

Aleksander Hamala
Institute of Animal Breeding,
Wroc³aw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
Che³mońskiego 38 C, 51-630 Wroc³aw, Poland

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