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Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 34 No. 2 149-153
© 1951 by American Dairy Science Association ®
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A Comparison of Comport and Tie-Chain Stalls1,2

I. D. Porterfield, George Hyatt, Jr., D. P. Brown and A. D. Longhouse

West Virginia University, Morgantown

ABSTRACT

A comparison of Holstein cows kept in comfort and tie-chain stalls was made. Based on nine comparisons, eight produced more milk while in comfort stalls. This increase amounted to 12 to 97.2 lb. of milk per week.

Those kept in comfort stalls sustained fewer injuries, remained cleaner and spent significantly more time lying down.

The difference in the amount of bedding used and cleaning time for each type stall was not statistically significant.

FOOTNOTES

1 The data in this paper are from a thesis submitted by the senior author to the Graduate School of West Virginia University in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Science, 1950.

2 Published with the approval of the Director of the West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station as Scientific paper no. 430.






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