Effect of management practices and free-stall construction on losses of sand used as a bedding material for dairy cows - pilot study
Journal Title: Annals of Warsaw University of Life Sciences- SGGW - Agriculture - Year 2015, Vol 66, Issue 66
Abstract
The aim of the paper was to determine how some management practices, i.e. mechanical sand spreading on the stalls, affected possible losses of the bedding material. Measurements of sand level before and after machine spreading on 24 lying stalls were carried out in the barn with cows kept in a free stall system. Results of investigation showed considerable difference between two operators involved in the sand spreading on the lying stalls, especially different precision of spreader operators in terms of sand management in the lying area.
Authors and Affiliations
Marek Gaworski, Águida Garreth Ferraz Rocha
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