Relationship between Zoometric Measurements in HolsteinFriesian Cow and Cubicle Size in Dairy Farms
Author
Cerqueira, J. O. L.
Araújo, J. P. P.
Vaz, P. S.
Cantalapiedra, J.
Niza-Ribeiro, J. J. R.
Publication date
2013-03-01Alternative title
Relación entre Medidas Zoométricas en Vacas Holstein-Friesian y Dimensiones de Cubículos en Granjas Lecheras
ISSN
0717-9502
Abstract
Body measurements in Portuguese Holstein-Friesian breed and its association with the dimensions of the cubicles
were investigated. During a period of 5 months, body measurements and cubicles size data from 55 commercial Portuguese dairy herds
were collected including in total 1054 individual cows. Data were analyzed using the general linear model and principal components.
The most relevant body measurements were: height at withers (141.1±4.72 cm), height at rump (144.2±4.47 cm), length of trunk (170.8±8.31
cm), width of biiliac (55.9±4.17 cm) and perimeter of the thorax (206.8±10.43 cm). In general, the first class of parity showed significant
different measures (P<0.001) associated with the development of animals. Head to head cubicle length and cubicle width were 223.0±11.0
cm and 113.0±5.0 cm respectively; whereas in cubicle against wall length was 227.0±18.0 cm and width 111.0±7.0 cm. The highest
correlations were found for body measures between the different heights and between the height at chest and perimeter of the thorax.
The analysis showed no relation between body measurements and dimensions of the cubicles. Principal component analysis of the
different body measurements and cubicles dimensions expressed 51.4% of the total variability, in which the first factor represented
40.2% and the second factor 11.1%.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
636 - Animal husbandry and breeding in general. Livestock rearing. Breeding of domestic animals
Pages
9
Publisher
Temuco: Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
Is part of
International Journal of Morphology
Citation
Cerqueira, J. O. L., J. P. P. Araújo, P. S. Vaz, J. Cantalapiedra, I. Blanco-Penedo and J. J. R. Niza-Ribeiro. 2013. “Relationship between Zoometric Measurements in HolsteinFriesian Cow and Cubicle Size in Dairy Farms”. International Journal of Morphology 31 (1): 55-63. doi: 10.4067/S0717-95022013000100008.
Program
Benestar Animal
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