{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Animat","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/de","author_name":"Sabrina","author_url":"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/de\/author\/sabrina\/","title":"Flooring Considerations for Dairy Cows - Animat","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oCnA1CUaN9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/de\/flooring-considerations-for-dairy-cows\/\">Bodenbelag f\u00fcr Milchk\u00fche<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/de\/flooring-considerations-for-dairy-cows\/embed\/#?secret=oCnA1CUaN9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8222;Flooring Considerations for Dairy Cows&#8220; &#8212; Animat\" data-secret=\"oCnA1CUaN9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hermann-holding-pen-5.jpg","thumbnail_width":1599,"thumbnail_height":899,"description":"\u201cModern dairy confinement facilities are housing cows for much if not all of their entire lives. Concrete is the prevalent flooring surface in dairy barns and shelters at this time. Concrete must be properly grooved or patterned to provide confident footing for cows. Ragged grooved edges and rough finished surfaces are abrasive to cows\u2019 hooves and must be avoided. Even a properly finished and grooved concrete surface causes excessive stress on cows\u2019 feet and legs due to its unforgiving nature. Alternative flooring surface options like rubber belting, rubber mats, and constructed in-place rubber floors are more resilient than concrete and seem to offer a degree of relief to the cows. Research is needed to determine the optimum alternative flooring surfaces for cows and how much of it needs to be installed in a barn. Modern dairy confinement facilities are housing cows for much if not all of their entire lives. Concrete is the prevalent flooring surface in dairy barns and shelters at this time. Concrete must be properly grooved or patterned to provide confident footing for cows. Ragged grooved edges and rough finished surfaces are abrasive to cows\u2019 hooves and must be avoided. Even a properly finished and grooved concrete surface causes excessive stress on cows\u2019 feet and legs due to its unforgiving nature. Alternative flooring surface options like rubber belting, rubber mats, and constructed in-place rubber floors are more resilient than concrete and seem to offer a degree of relief to the cows.\u201d Curt A. Gooch, P.E. Senior Extension Associate Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering Cornell University June, 2013"}