Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology (Dec 2013)

ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF AUTOMATIC MILKING ON THE SELECTED PARAMETERS OF DAIRY COWS WELFARE

  • Šoch Miloslav,
  • Fiala Otakar,
  • Šťastná Jana,
  • Brouček Jan,
  • Tejml Petr,
  • Smutný Luboš,
  • Smutná Šárka,
  • Čermák Bohuslav,
  • Zábranský Luboš,
  • Šimková Anna,
  • Švejdová Kateřina,
  • Raabová Marcela,
  • Pálka Václav

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2013-0014
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 2
pp. 69 – 76

Abstract

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the aim of study was to find out the influence of milking by automatic milking system (AMS) on the physiological needs of dairy cows within 30 minutes after milking. Ethological study covered the needs of feed intake, water intake and need of lying down. The need of feed intake in 30 minutes after milking was found at 75.51 % of dairy cows in the barn with AMS. The need of water intake was found at 41.79 % of dairy cows. The percentage of cows, which needed to lie down after milking, was 3.7 %.

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