Zeitschrift für Veterinärwissenschaft und medizinische Diagnose

A new approach to lying and standing behavior indices for dairy cows

Selda Uzal Seyfi

Lying and standing behaviour indices are used to determine the suitability of shelters to animal welfare. In the increasing of animal production, it is very important animal breeding in barns designed for animal welfare. Determining livestock building appropriate for animal welfare is possible with studies requiring intensive time and labour. Lying and Standing Behaviour (LSB) indices were calculated is an important method used to determine the suitability of shelters for animal welfare, especially for freestall housing. Loose Housing System (LH) is another type of shelter planning system which is expressed in accordance with the animal welfare used in dairy cattle breeding