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Research:
Below is a collection of relevant research into Cow Comfort
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 Lighting effects in dairy cow housing
Cow Comfort - FLOW CHART
Cow Comfort Issues in Freestall Barns, 2005 Palmer Dairy Science Department Univ of Wisconsin
Improving the Welfare of Dairy Cattle_Implications of Freestall Housing on Behavior & Health 2009
RESEARCH - 2004 - Free-Stall DimensionsEffects on Preference
RESEARCH - 2007 Lameness - Marin - June 2007
RESEARCH - 2009 - Moving the neck rail helps lame cows recover
RESEARCH - Assessing Cow Comfort on different Dairy Farms Vol 9No 3 - July 2009
RESEARCH - Cow Comfort Affects Somatic Cell Counts - Neil Broadwater - 2005
RESEARCH - Diagonal Lunging
RESEARCH - Evaluating Freestalls
RESEARCH - Moving the neck rail helps lame cows recover Vol9No3 - Jan 2009
RESEARCH - Neck Rail study
RESEARCH - Sand, Packmat and PastureMat
RESEARCH - bedding choices - Summary
RESEARCH - bedding choices
STUDY - Cow Behavior to Judge Free Stalls - Jan 2007
STUDY - Cow Comfort Discussed - NeilAnderson
STUDY - Free Stall Dimensions - Jan 2007
The Five Freedoms and Dairy Housing
WA Costings - Sand V Pasture Mats
WA Costings - waterBeds V Pasture Mat
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External links:
Defra Farm Animals section: 'http://www.defra.gov.uk'
Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC): 'www.defra.gov.uk/fawc/'
Red Tractor Farm Assurance Dairy Scheme: 'http://www.redtractor.org.uk'
DairyCo: 'http://www.dairyco.org.uk'
Cow Behaviour to Judge Free Stall & Tie Stall Barns:
'http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/dairy/facts/info_cowbehave.htm'
Interactive flow chart to evaluate your cow housing: 'www.wilsonagri.co.uk/flowchart/'
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