{"id":1932,"date":"2025-07-18T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animat.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2025-07-18T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:00:25","slug":"cow-comfort-issues-in-freestall-barns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/fr\/cow-comfort-issues-in-freestall-barns\/","title":{"rendered":"Probl\u00e8mes li\u00e9s au confort des vaches dans les \u00e9tables \u00e0 stabulation libre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1932\" class=\"elementor elementor-1932\" 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\">Probl\u00e8mes li\u00e9s au confort des vaches dans les \u00e9tables \u00e0 stabulation libre<\/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\">23 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\/Pittet-Villaraboud1-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pittet-Villaraboud1-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pittet-Villaraboud1-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pittet-Villaraboud1-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pittet-Villaraboud1-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pittet-Villaraboud1-scaled-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pittet-Villaraboud1-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>\u00ab Des travaux ant\u00e9rieurs men\u00e9s par Fulwider et Palmer en 2003 ont montr\u00e9 que les vaches passent autant de temps couch\u00e9es dans des stalles \u00e9quip\u00e9es de matelas bien con\u00e7us que dans des stalles \u00e9quip\u00e9es de sable, mais qu'elles passent plus de temps debout dans les stalles \u00e9quip\u00e9es de matelas. Cook et al., 2004a, ont constat\u00e9 la m\u00eame chose (tableau 9). Diff\u00e9rentes raisons ont \u00e9t\u00e9 avanc\u00e9es pour expliquer ces ph\u00e9nom\u00e8nes. \u00c0 l'automne 2003, des tapis en caoutchouc (RAM) ont \u00e9t\u00e9 install\u00e9s dans toutes les all\u00e9es du m\u00eame enclos o\u00f9 des \u00e9tudes sur les pr\u00e9f\u00e9rences en mati\u00e8re de stalles avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 men\u00e9es pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment. Le tableau 11 montre l'effet des tapis en caoutchouc sur l'utilisation des stalles (Fulwider et Palmer, 2003). L'utilisation des stalles a \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9e pendant 31 jours avant l'installation des RAM. Une p\u00e9riode d'acclimatation de trois semaines a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9vue pour permettre aux vaches d'adapter leur comportement, puis les activit\u00e9s dans les stalles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9es et les r\u00e9sultats ont \u00e9t\u00e9 compar\u00e9s \u00e0 ceux obtenus avant l'installation des tapis. Aucun changement n'a \u00e9t\u00e9 constat\u00e9 dans le nombre de stalles occup\u00e9es par des vaches couch\u00e9es, mais le pourcentage de stalles occup\u00e9es par des vaches debout a consid\u00e9rablement diminu\u00e9. Cela a \u00e9t\u00e9 interpr\u00e9t\u00e9 comme une pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence des vaches pour les surfaces molles. En d'autres termes, les vaches pr\u00e9f\u00e9raient rester debout dans des stalles molles plut\u00f4t que sur des sols en b\u00e9ton dur.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animat.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Cow-Comfort-Issues-2005-Dairy-Road-Show-12-9-04d1.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>\u00ab Des travaux ant\u00e9rieurs men\u00e9s par Fulwider et Palmer en 2003 ont montr\u00e9 que les vaches passent autant de temps couch\u00e9es dans des stalles \u00e9quip\u00e9es de matelas bien con\u00e7us que dans des stalles \u00e9quip\u00e9es de sable, mais qu'elles passent plus de temps debout dans les stalles \u00e9quip\u00e9es de matelas. Cook et al., 2004a, ont constat\u00e9 la m\u00eame chose (tableau 9). Diff\u00e9rentes raisons ont \u00e9t\u00e9 avanc\u00e9es pour expliquer ces ph\u00e9nom\u00e8nes. \u00c0 l'automne 2003, des tapis en caoutchouc (RAM) ont \u00e9t\u00e9 install\u00e9s dans toutes les all\u00e9es du m\u00eame enclos o\u00f9 des \u00e9tudes sur les pr\u00e9f\u00e9rences en mati\u00e8re de stalles avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 men\u00e9es pr\u00e9c\u00e9demment. Le tableau 11 montre l'effet des tapis en caoutchouc sur l'utilisation des stalles (Fulwider et Palmer, 2003). L'utilisation des stalles a \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9e pendant 31 jours avant l'installation des RAM. Une p\u00e9riode d'acclimatation de trois semaines a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9vue pour permettre aux vaches d'adapter leur comportement, puis les activit\u00e9s dans les stalles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9es et les r\u00e9sultats ont \u00e9t\u00e9 compar\u00e9s \u00e0 ceux obtenus avant l'installation des tapis. Aucun changement n'a \u00e9t\u00e9 constat\u00e9 dans le nombre de stalles occup\u00e9es par des vaches couch\u00e9es, mais le pourcentage de stalles occup\u00e9es par des vaches debout a consid\u00e9rablement diminu\u00e9. Cela a \u00e9t\u00e9 interpr\u00e9t\u00e9 comme une pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence des vaches pour les surfaces molles. En d'autres termes, les vaches pr\u00e9f\u00e9raient rester debout dans des stalles molles plut\u00f4t que sur des sols en b\u00e9ton dur.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1933,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1932","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>Cow Comfort Issues in Freestall Barns - 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\/cow-comfort-issues-in-freestall-barns\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cow Comfort Issues in Freestall Barns - Animat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cPrevious work by Fulwider and Palmer, 2003, indicated that cows lie down as much time in well designed mattress stalls as in sand stalls, but spend more time standing in mattresses based stalls. 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