{"id":1942,"date":"2025-07-18T12:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animat.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2025-07-18T12:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:15:11","slug":"flooring-considerations-for-dairy-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/es_mx\/flooring-considerations-for-dairy-cows\/","title":{"rendered":"Consideraciones sobre el piso para vacas lecheras"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1942\" class=\"elementor elementor-1942\" 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\">Consideraciones sobre el piso para vacas lecheras<\/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\">3 de enero de 2024<\/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=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hermann-holding-pen-5-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1943\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hermann-holding-pen-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hermann-holding-pen-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hermann-holding-pen-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hermann-holding-pen-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hermann-holding-pen-5-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Hermann-holding-pen-5.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\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>Las modernas instalaciones de confinamiento lechero albergan a las vacas durante gran parte, si no toda, su vida. En la actualidad, el concreto es el material m\u00e1s utilizado para los pisos de los establos y refugios lecheros. El concreto debe estar debidamente ranurado o estampado para proporcionar un apoyo seguro a las vacas. Los bordes irregulares y las superficies con acabados rugosos son abrasivos para las pezu\u00f1as de las vacas y deben evitarse. Incluso una superficie de concreto con un acabado y un rayado adecuados provoca un estr\u00e9s excesivo en las patas y las pezu\u00f1as de las vacas debido a su naturaleza implacable. Las opciones alternativas de revestimiento para el piso, como las bandas de caucho, las esteras de caucho y los pisos de caucho construidos in situ, son m\u00e1s resistentes que el concreto y parecen ofrecer un cierto alivio a las vacas. Es necesario investigar para determinar cu\u00e1les son las superficies alternativas \u00f3ptimas para el piso de los establos y qu\u00e9 cantidad de ellas es necesario instalar en un establo.<\/p>\n<p>Las modernas instalaciones de confinamiento lechero albergan a las vacas durante gran parte, si no toda, su vida. El concreto es la superficie predominante en los pisos de los establos y refugios lecheros en la actualidad. El concreto debe estar debidamente ranurado o estampado para proporcionar un apoyo seguro a las vacas. Los bordes irregulares y las superficies con acabados rugosos son abrasivos para las pezu\u00f1as de las vacas y deben evitarse. Incluso una superficie de concreto con un acabado y un ranurado adecuados provoca un estr\u00e9s excesivo en las patas y las pezu\u00f1as de las vacas debido a su naturaleza implacable. Las opciones alternativas de revestimiento para el piso, como las bandas de caucho, las esteras de caucho y los pisos de caucho construidos in situ, son m\u00e1s resistentes que el concreto y parecen ofrecer un cierto alivio a las vacas.<\/p>\n<p>Curt A. Gooch, P.E.<br \/>Asociado s\u00e9nior de extensi\u00f3n<br \/>Departamento de Ingenier\u00eda Biol\u00f3gica y Ambiental<br \/>Cornell University<br \/>June, 2013<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/floorconsid.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>Las modernas instalaciones de confinamiento lechero albergan a las vacas durante gran parte, si no toda, su vida. En la actualidad, el concreto es el material m\u00e1s utilizado para los pisos de los establos y refugios lecheros. El concreto debe estar debidamente ranurado o estampado para proporcionar un apoyo seguro a las vacas. Los bordes irregulares y las superficies con acabados rugosos son abrasivos para las pezu\u00f1as de las vacas y deben evitarse. Incluso una superficie de concreto con un acabado y un rayado adecuados provoca un estr\u00e9s excesivo en las patas y las pezu\u00f1as de las vacas debido a su naturaleza implacable. Las opciones alternativas de revestimiento para el piso, como las bandas de caucho, las esteras de caucho y los pisos de caucho construidos in situ, son m\u00e1s resistentes que el concreto y parecen ofrecer un cierto alivio a las vacas. Es necesario investigar para determinar cu\u00e1les son las superficies alternativas \u00f3ptimas para el piso de los establos y qu\u00e9 cantidad de ellas es necesario instalar en un establo.<\/p>\n<p>Las modernas instalaciones de confinamiento lechero albergan a las vacas durante gran parte, si no toda, su vida. El concreto es la superficie predominante en los pisos de los establos y refugios lecheros en la actualidad. El concreto debe estar debidamente ranurado o estampado para proporcionar un apoyo seguro a las vacas. Los bordes irregulares y las superficies con acabados rugosos son abrasivos para las pezu\u00f1as de las vacas y deben evitarse. Incluso una superficie de concreto con un acabado y un ranurado adecuados provoca un estr\u00e9s excesivo en las patas y las pezu\u00f1as de las vacas debido a su naturaleza implacable. Las opciones alternativas de revestimiento para el piso, como las bandas de caucho, las esteras de caucho y los pisos de caucho construidos in situ, son m\u00e1s resistentes que el concreto y parecen ofrecer un cierto alivio a las vacas.<\/p>\n<p>Curt A. Gooch, P.E.<br \/>\nAsociado s\u00e9nior de extensi\u00f3n<br \/>\nDepartamento de Ingenier\u00eda Biol\u00f3gica y Ambiental<br \/>\nCornell University<br \/>\nJune, 2013<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Flooring Considerations for Dairy Cows - 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\/flooring-considerations-for-dairy-cows\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flooring Considerations for Dairy Cows - Animat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cModern dairy confinement facilities are housing cows for much if not all of their entire lives. 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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. 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