Dairy Cow Behavior Is Affected by Period, Time of Day and Housing

• Published in: Animals (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 4; p. 512
• Main Authors: Leliveld, Lisette M C, Riva, Elisabetta, Mattachini, Gabriele, Finzi, Alberto, Lovarelli, Daniela, Provolo, Giorgio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 18.02.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Animal lactation; barn microclimate; Behavior; Cameras; Dairy cattle; Dairy farming; Dairy farms; Data collection; Daytime; Farm buildings; Farm management; Farms; Feeding behavior; Feeds; Heat; heat stress; Humidity; Microclimate; Physiology; Seasonal variations; Sensors; Summer; Time of use; Winter; heat stress; accelerometers; dairy cattle; barn microclimate

Dairy cow behavior is affected by external and endogenous factors, including time of year, barn microclimate, time of day and housing. However, little is known about the combined effects of these factors. Data were collected on eight farms in Northern Italy during summer, winter and a temperate seas...