{"id":1923,"date":"2025-07-18T10:51:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animat.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:52:35","slug":"designing-better-environments-for-cows-to-walk-and-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/fr\/designing-better-environments-for-cows-to-walk-and-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Concevoir de meilleurs environnements pour que les vaches puissent marcher et se tenir debout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1923\" class=\"elementor elementor-1923\" 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\">Concevoir de meilleurs environnements pour que les vaches puissent marcher et se tenir debout<\/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\">17 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=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shop-061-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1924\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shop-061-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shop-061-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shop-061-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shop-061-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shop-061-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Shop-061.jpg 1632w\" 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 class=\"translation-block\">Le d\u00e9partement des sciences agricoles, alimentaires et nutritionnelles de l'universit\u00e9 de l'Alberta a publi\u00e9 une \u00e9tude montrant que la boiterie est l'une des affections les plus graves chez les vaches laiti\u00e8res, et qu'un sol inadapt\u00e9 en est l'une des causes. L'utilisation de sols en b\u00e9ton a \u00e9t\u00e9 associ\u00e9e \u00e0 une augmentation des probl\u00e8mes de sabots. L'am\u00e9lioration de la souplesse et du degr\u00e9 de friction de la surface du sol am\u00e9liore la mobilit\u00e9 des vaches et r\u00e9duit le risque de blessures dues aux chutes. Un rev\u00eatement de sol plus souple devant les mangeoires peut augmenter le temps que les bovins passent pr\u00e8s de la mangeoire et peut augmenter leur consommation alimentaire. L'\u00e9tude a compar\u00e9 un rev\u00eatement de sol en b\u00e9ton non rainur\u00e9 avec les options de rev\u00eatement de sol en caoutchouc plus souples d'Animat, qui ont une surface rugueuse offrant une bonne friction. Lorsqu'elles marchaient sur Animat, les vaches marchaient environ 8 % plus vite et glissaient moins : 70 % des vaches glissaient au moins une fois lorsqu'elles marchaient sur le b\u00e9ton, mais seulement 20 % glissaient lorsqu'elles marchaient sur Animat. Nous avons compar\u00e9 des vaches taries qui \u00e9taient gard\u00e9es dans un enclos o\u00f9 le sol devant la mangeoire \u00e9tait soit en b\u00e9ton \u00e0 lattes, soit recouvert de dalles Animat. Avec Animat, les vaches passaient plus de temps debout devant la mangeoire (5,5 heures par jour en moyenne) que lorsque le sol devant la mangeoire \u00e9tait en b\u00e9ton (4,8 heures par jour). Les vaches boiteuses ont une consommation alimentaire r\u00e9duite : d'autres \u00e9tudes ont rapport\u00e9 que chaque cas de boiterie \u00e9tait associ\u00e9 \u00e0 une r\u00e9duction de 28 kg de la consommation de mati\u00e8re s\u00e8che. L'\u00e9tude recommande aux \u00e9leveurs laitiers de placer un rev\u00eatement de sol plus souple (avec un degr\u00e9 de friction appropri\u00e9) devant les mangeoires, afin d'am\u00e9liorer le confort dans cette zone et de r\u00e9duire le temps pass\u00e9 debout dans les stalles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/55Rushen.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>The University of Alberta Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science published a study that showed lameness is one of the most serious ailments facing dairy cows, and inappropriate flooring has been implicated as a cause. Use of concrete flooring has been associated with increased hoof problems. Increasing both the softness and the degree of surface friction of the floor improves cow mobility and reduces the risk of injury from falls. Softer flooring in front of feed bunks can increase the time cattle spend close to the feeder and may increase feed intake. The study compared un-grooved concrete flooring with Animat\u2019s softer rubber flooring options which has a rough surface providing good friction. When walking on Animat, the cows walked about 8% faster and slipped less: 70% of cows slipped at least once when walking on the concrete but only 20% slipped when walking on Animat. We compared dry cows that were kept in a pen where the floor in front of the feed bunk was either slatted concrete or slats covered with Animat. With Animat, they found that the cows spent longer standing at the feed bunk (an average of 5.5 hours per day) than when there were concrete floors in front of the feed bunk (4.8 hours per day). Lame cows have a reduced feed intake: other studies reported that each instance of lameness was associated with a reduction of 28 kg in dry matter intake. The study recommends that dairy farmers place softer flooring (with<br \/>\nan appropriate degree of friction) in front of feed bunks, to improve comfort in this area and to reduce time spent standing in stalls.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1923","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>Designing Better Environments for Cows to Walk and Stand - 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\/designing-better-environments-for-cows-to-walk-and-stand\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Designing Better Environments for Cows to Walk and Stand - Animat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The University of Alberta Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science published a study that showed lameness is one of the most serious ailments facing dairy cows, and inappropriate flooring has been implicated as a cause. 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With Animat, they found that the cows spent longer standing at the feed bunk (an average of 5.5 hours per day) than when there were concrete floors in front of the feed bunk (4.8 hours per day). Lame cows have a reduced feed intake: other studies reported that each instance of lameness was associated with a reduction of 28 kg in dry matter intake. 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Use of concrete flooring has been associated with increased hoof problems. Increasing both the softness and the degree of surface friction of the floor improves cow mobility and reduces the risk of injury from falls. Softer flooring in front of feed bunks can increase the time cattle spend close to the feeder and may increase feed intake. The study compared un-grooved concrete flooring with Animat\u2019s softer rubber flooring options which has a rough surface providing good friction. When walking on Animat, the cows walked about 8% faster and slipped less: 70% of cows slipped at least once when walking on the concrete but only 20% slipped when walking on Animat. We compared dry cows that were kept in a pen where the floor in front of the feed bunk was either slatted concrete or slats covered with Animat. 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