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Table 2 Composition of the herds and characteristics of the farms involved in the study 2

From: Factors affecting milk cortisol in mid lactating dairy cows

  

FARM

         
  

F1

F4

F5

F10

F2

F3

F6

F7

F8

F9

Breed

 

IH

IH

IH

IH

IS

IS

IS

IS

IS

IS

Herd size

N

654

390

442

456

270

341

320

538

157

201

Dairy animals

N

347

236

235

250

147

194

163

280

88

119

First calving

N

131

74

82

85

36

64

51

86

18

41

Lactating cows

N

313

208

195

227

123

153

137

225

74

96

Cows > 50 DIM

N

279

186

147

204

111

144

117

185

64

84

Cows sampled

N

184

128

75

112

88

95

92

126

63

78

Housing

Type

Free stall

Free stall

Free stall

Free stall

Free stall

Free stall

Free stall

Free stall

Free stall

Free stall

Bedding

Type

Concrete

Concrete

Concrete

Concrete

Straw

Straw

Concrete

Concrete

Concrete

Concrete

Milking

Type

Parlour

Parlour

Parlour

Parlour

Parlour

Parlour

Parlour

Parlour

Parlour

Parlour

  1. IH Italian Holstein, IS Italian Simmental, N number, F1 to F10 farm 1 to farm 10