{"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\/fr\/economic-benefits-of-improved-cow-comfort\/","title":{"rendered":"Avantages \u00e9conomiques li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'am\u00e9lioration du confort des vaches"},"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\">Avantages \u00e9conomiques li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'am\u00e9lioration du confort des vaches<\/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 d\u00e9cembre 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>L'Institut de recherche agricole a publi\u00e9 une \u00e9tude sur les avantages \u00e9conomiques li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'am\u00e9lioration du confort des vaches. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 constat\u00e9 que les vaches laiti\u00e8res semblent avoir un besoin comportemental important de repos ad\u00e9quat. Les vaches laiti\u00e8res sont tr\u00e8s motiv\u00e9es pour se coucher environ 12 heures par jour. Les vaches dont le temps de repos est limit\u00e9 pr\u00e9sentent des concentrations s\u00e9riques de cortisol plus \u00e9lev\u00e9es et des concentrations d'hormone de croissance plus faibles, des probl\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9 au niveau des sabots et de locomotion, et parfois une production laiti\u00e8re plus faible. Chaque heure de repos suppl\u00e9mentaire dont b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie une vache se traduit par une augmentation de la production laiti\u00e8re d'environ 3,7 livres.<\/p>\n<p>Les vaches sacrifient leur alimentation afin de r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer le temps de repos perdu. Un lieu de repos propre, sec et confortable est associ\u00e9 \u00e0 un temps de repos plus long, une meilleure sant\u00e9 et une productivit\u00e9 accrue. Des stalles plus moelleuses sont associ\u00e9es \u00e0 une production laiti\u00e8re plus \u00e9lev\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>Comme pr\u00e9vu, le sable \u00e9tait le mat\u00e9riau pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9, mais ils ont remarqu\u00e9 que les matelas en mousse \u00e9taient comparables au sable. Les vaches pr\u00e9f\u00e8rent les surfaces de repos plus compressibles (c'est-\u00e0-dire plus molles). Les chercheurs ont mesur\u00e9 les changements dans la conception et la gestion des stalles afin d'augmenter ou de r\u00e9duire le temps de repos de trois \u00e0 cinq heures par jour. Le type de liti\u00e8re, son taux d'humidit\u00e9, la largeur et la longueur des stalles, la quantit\u00e9 de liti\u00e8re, l'emplacement des barri\u00e8res, l'entretien de la surface de la liti\u00e8re (en \u00e9vitant les \u00ab nids-de-poule \u00bb), l'utilisation de rep\u00e8res pour le poitrail et la densit\u00e9 d'\u00e9levage ont tous une influence significative sur le temps pass\u00e9 \u00e0 se coucher. L'am\u00e9lioration du confort d'une stalle devrait permettre d'augmenter la production laiti\u00e8re, de r\u00e9duire le taux de r\u00e9forme, de diminuer le nombre de cellules somatiques et d'am\u00e9liorer l'\u00e9tat de boiterie du troupeau. La boiterie entra\u00eene une perte d'au moins 5 % et pouvant atteindre 36 % de lait par an, un taux de r\u00e9forme plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 et une fertilit\u00e9 r\u00e9duite.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Economic_Benefit_Cow_Comfort_Rick_Grant.pdf\">Article complet<\/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\">Consultez notre brochure<\/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\">Demandez-en une copie<\/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\">Commencez d\u00e8s aujourd\u2019hui<\/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\/fr\/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\">Contactez-nous<\/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>L'Institut de recherche agricole a publi\u00e9 une \u00e9tude sur les avantages \u00e9conomiques li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'am\u00e9lioration du confort des vaches. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 constat\u00e9 que les vaches laiti\u00e8res semblent avoir un besoin comportemental important de repos ad\u00e9quat. Les vaches laiti\u00e8res sont tr\u00e8s motiv\u00e9es pour se coucher environ 12 heures par jour. Les vaches dont le temps de repos est limit\u00e9 pr\u00e9sentent des concentrations s\u00e9riques de cortisol plus \u00e9lev\u00e9es et des concentrations d'hormone de croissance plus faibles, des probl\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9 au niveau des sabots et de locomotion, et parfois une production laiti\u00e8re plus faible. Chaque heure de repos suppl\u00e9mentaire dont b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie une vache se traduit par une augmentation de la production laiti\u00e8re d'environ 3,7 livres.<\/p>\n<p>Les vaches sacrifient leur alimentation afin de r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer le temps de repos perdu. Un lieu de repos propre, sec et confortable est associ\u00e9 \u00e0 un temps de repos plus long, une meilleure sant\u00e9 et une productivit\u00e9 accrue. Des stalles plus moelleuses sont associ\u00e9es \u00e0 une production laiti\u00e8re plus \u00e9lev\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>Comme pr\u00e9vu, le sable \u00e9tait le mat\u00e9riau pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9, mais ils ont remarqu\u00e9 que les matelas en mousse \u00e9taient comparables au sable. Les vaches pr\u00e9f\u00e8rent les surfaces de repos plus compressibles (c'est-\u00e0-dire plus molles). Les chercheurs ont mesur\u00e9 les changements dans la conception et la gestion des stalles afin d'augmenter ou de r\u00e9duire le temps de repos de trois \u00e0 cinq heures par jour. Le type de liti\u00e8re, son taux d'humidit\u00e9, la largeur et la longueur des stalles, la quantit\u00e9 de liti\u00e8re, l'emplacement des barri\u00e8res, l'entretien de la surface de la liti\u00e8re (en \u00e9vitant les \u00ab nids-de-poule \u00bb), l'utilisation de rep\u00e8res pour le poitrail et la densit\u00e9 d'\u00e9levage ont tous une influence significative sur le temps pass\u00e9 \u00e0 se coucher. L'am\u00e9lioration du confort d'une stalle devrait permettre d'augmenter la production laiti\u00e8re, de r\u00e9duire le taux de r\u00e9forme, de diminuer le nombre de cellules somatiques et d'am\u00e9liorer l'\u00e9tat de boiterie du troupeau. La boiterie entra\u00eene une perte d'au moins 5 % et pouvant atteindre 36 % de lait par an, un taux de r\u00e9forme plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 et une fertilit\u00e9 r\u00e9duite.<\/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\/fr\/economic-benefits-of-improved-cow-comfort\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\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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