{"id":1921,"date":"2025-07-18T10:47:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animat.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1921"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:49:24","slug":"economic-benefits-of-improved-cow-comfort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/es_mx\/economic-benefits-of-improved-cow-comfort\/","title":{"rendered":"Beneficios econ\u00f3micos de mejorar el confort de las vacas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1921\" class=\"elementor elementor-1921\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875cad0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"875cad0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3e1dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c3e1dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25c247 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c25c247\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ad7f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8ad7f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beneficios econ\u00f3micos de mejorar el confort de las vacas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32993a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32993a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15 de diciembre de 2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c00d532 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c00d532\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a301592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a301592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6560-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1922\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6560-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6560-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6560-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6560-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6560-scaled-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_6560-scaled-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c94a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08c94a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181767bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"181767bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>El Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Agr\u00edcola public\u00f3 una rese\u00f1a sobre los beneficios econ\u00f3micos de mejorar el confort de las vacas. Se\u00f1alaron que las vacas lecheras parecen tener una fuerte necesidad conductual de descansar adecuadamente. El ganado lechero tiene una gran motivaci\u00f3n para tumbarse durante aproximadamente 12 horas al d\u00eda. Las vacas con tiempo de descanso limitado tienen mayores concentraciones de cortisol s\u00e9rico y menores concentraciones de hormona del crecimiento, problemas de salud en las pezu\u00f1as y de locomoci\u00f3n y, en ocasiones, menor producci\u00f3n de leche. Por cada hora adicional de descanso que consigue una vaca, se obtiene una respuesta lechera de aproximadamente 3,7 libras.<\/p>\n<p>Las vacas sacrificar\u00e1n la alimentaci\u00f3n en un esfuerzo por recuperar el tiempo de descanso perdido. Un lugar de descanso limpio, seco y c\u00f3modo se asocia con un mayor tiempo de descanso, una mejor salud y una mayor productividad. Los establos m\u00e1s suaves se asociaron con una mayor producci\u00f3n de leche.<\/p>\n<p>Como era de esperar, la arena fue la opci\u00f3n preferida, pero observaron que los colchones de espuma eran muy similares a la arena. Las vacas prefieren superficies m\u00e1s compresibles (es decir, m\u00e1s blandas) para tumbarse. Los investigadores han medido los cambios en el dise\u00f1o y la gesti\u00f3n de los establos para aumentar o disminuir el tiempo de descanso entre tres y cinco horas al d\u00eda. El tipo de cama, el contenido de humedad de la misma, la anchura y la longitud del establo, la cantidad de cama, la colocaci\u00f3n del riel para el cuello, el mantenimiento de la superficie de la cama (evitando los \u00abbaches\u00bb), el uso de localizadores de pechuga y la densidad de poblaci\u00f3n influyen significativamente en el tiempo que pasan tumbadas. Mejorar la comodidad de un establo deber\u00eda mejorar la producci\u00f3n de leche, reducir la tasa de sacrificio, disminuir el recuento de c\u00e9lulas som\u00e1ticas y mejorar el estado de cojera del reba\u00f1o. La cojera provoca una p\u00e9rdida de al menos el 5 % y hasta el 36 % de leche al a\u00f1o, una mayor tasa de sacrificio y una reducci\u00f3n de la fertilidad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Economic_Benefit_Cow_Comfort_Rick_Grant.pdf\">Art\u00edculo completo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2ce35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d2ce35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ce7a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76ce7a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d08db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18d08db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df59496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df59496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore nuestro folleto<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417cf10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"417cf10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjEwOTkiLCJ0b2dnbGUiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Solicitar una copia<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ed2dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73ed2dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffa0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ffa0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empieza hoy mismo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfbda52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cfbda52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/es_mx\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cont\u00e1ctenos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n Agr\u00edcola public\u00f3 una rese\u00f1a sobre los beneficios econ\u00f3micos de mejorar el confort de las vacas. Se\u00f1alaron que las vacas lecheras parecen tener una fuerte necesidad conductual de descansar adecuadamente. El ganado lechero tiene una gran motivaci\u00f3n para tumbarse durante aproximadamente 12 horas al d\u00eda. Las vacas con tiempo de descanso limitado tienen mayores concentraciones de cortisol s\u00e9rico y menores concentraciones de hormona del crecimiento, problemas de salud en las pezu\u00f1as y de locomoci\u00f3n y, en ocasiones, menor producci\u00f3n de leche. Por cada hora adicional de descanso que consigue una vaca, se obtiene una respuesta lechera de aproximadamente 3,7 libras.<\/p>\n<p>Las vacas sacrificar\u00e1n la alimentaci\u00f3n en un esfuerzo por recuperar el tiempo de descanso perdido. Un lugar de descanso limpio, seco y c\u00f3modo se asocia con un mayor tiempo de descanso, una mejor salud y una mayor productividad. Los establos m\u00e1s suaves se asociaron con una mayor producci\u00f3n de leche.<\/p>\n<p>Como era de esperar, la arena fue la opci\u00f3n preferida, pero observaron que los colchones de espuma eran muy similares a la arena. Las vacas prefieren superficies m\u00e1s compresibles (es decir, m\u00e1s blandas) para tumbarse. Los investigadores han medido los cambios en el dise\u00f1o y la gesti\u00f3n de los establos para aumentar o disminuir el tiempo de descanso entre tres y cinco horas al d\u00eda. El tipo de cama, el contenido de humedad de la misma, la anchura y la longitud del establo, la cantidad de cama, la colocaci\u00f3n del riel para el cuello, el mantenimiento de la superficie de la cama (evitando los \u00abbaches\u00bb), el uso de localizadores de pechuga y la densidad de poblaci\u00f3n influyen significativamente en el tiempo que pasan tumbadas. Mejorar la comodidad de un establo deber\u00eda mejorar la producci\u00f3n de leche, reducir la tasa de sacrificio, disminuir el recuento de c\u00e9lulas som\u00e1ticas y mejorar el estado de cojera del reba\u00f1o. La cojera provoca una p\u00e9rdida de al menos el 5 % y hasta el 36 % de leche al a\u00f1o, una mayor tasa de sacrificio y una reducci\u00f3n de la fertilidad.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Economic Benefits of Improved Cow Comfort - Animat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/es_mx\/economic-benefits-of-improved-cow-comfort\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Economic Benefits of Improved Cow Comfort - Animat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Agriculture Research Institute published a review addressing the economic benefits of improved cow comfort. They noted that the dairy cow appears to have a strong behavioral need for adequate rest. Dairy cattle are highly motivated to lie down for approximately 12 hours per day. Cows with restricted lying time have greater serum cortisol and lower growth hormone concentrations, impaired hoof health and locomotion and sometimes lower milk yield. For every additional hour of resting time a cow achieves, there is a milk response of approximately 3.7 pounds. Cows will sacrifice feeding in an effort to recoup lost resting time. A clean, dry and comfortable resting place is associated with greater resting time, better health and improved productivity. Softer stalls were associated with higher milk production. As expected, sand was most preferred but they noted how comparable a foam mattress was to sand. Cows prefer more compressible (i.e. softer) lying surfaces. Changes in stall design and management have been measured by researchers to increase or decrease lying time by as much as three to five hours per day. Bedding type, bedding moisture content, stall width and length, amount of bedding, neckrail placement, maintenance of bedding surface (avoiding \u201cpot holes\u201d), brisket locator use, and stocking density all will significantly influence lying time. Improving the comfort of a stall should improve milk yield, reduce culling rate, lower somatic cell count and improve lameness status of the herd. 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