Bedding hygiene, cleanliness and lying behaviour for heifers housed on wood chip or straw deep bedding

IF 0.8 4区农林科学 Q3 AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section A-Animal Science Pub Date : 2018-04-03 DOI:10.1080/09064702.2019.1601763

J. R. E. Johanssen, K. Sørheim, T. Strøm, E. Brunberg

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT The aim of this project was to compare the hygienic quality of the bedding, as well as the parasitic load, cleanliness and lying behaviour in heifers kept on either straw or wood chip deep bedding. Fourteen heifers kept in two pens were housed on straw or wood chip bedding for 43 days, after which the bedding material was switched for 43 additional days. Significantly more mould was found in wood chip than in straw and there was a tendency towards less yeast in wood chip. The heifers had a low faecal parasitic load. The results indicate that the wood chip treatment resulted in somewhat cleaner animals. The heifers had a significantly longer total lying time when kept on straw. In conclusion, wood chip deep bedding could be an option as bedding material, but the impact on hygiene of bedding material and lying behaviour needs to be further investigated.

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在木片或稻草深床上饲养的小母牛的床褥卫生、清洁和躺卧行为

摘要本研究的目的是比较稻草和木屑深层床上用品的卫生质量，以及小母牛的寄生负荷、清洁度和躺卧行为。饲养在两个围栏中的14头小母牛分别在稻草或木屑床上饲养43天，之后再更换床上材料43天。木屑中霉菌含量明显高于秸秆，酵母含量明显低于木屑。小母牛的粪便寄生负荷较低。结果表明，木屑处理后的动物比较干净。用稻草喂养的小母牛总躺卧时间明显延长。综上所述，木屑深层层理可作为床上材料的一种选择，但对床上材料卫生和躺卧行为的影响有待进一步研究。

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Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section A-Animal Science 农林科学-奶制品与动物科学

CiteScore

2.30

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0.00%

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>36 weeks

期刊介绍： Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica, Section A – Animal Science publishes results of original research in animal science and their applications related to the following topics: -Animal breeding and genetics -Molecular genetics -Animal physiology and reproduction -Nutrition and feeding -Animal behaviour and welfare -General animal husbandry and systems of production, including economic and technical aspects -Hygiene and quality of animal products In addition to original articles, covering basic as well as applied subjects, the journal features review articles and short communications. Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica, Section A – Animal Science forms part of a trilogy of titles published on behalf of the Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (NJF). The series also includes Section B - Soil & Plant Science and the recently launched Section C - Food Economics . Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A, B and C are available to purchase as a combined subscription. This provides access to all three journals in the series, and is available to institutional subscribers only. For full pricing information, please view the Taylor & Francis Journals Price List here. Scientists in research, teaching and extension with specialised interest in animal science and production.