Influence of space allowance and milk yield level on behaviour, performance and health of dairy cows housed in strawyard and cubicle systems

By J. A. Fregonesi, J. Leaver. 2002

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Integration into the dairy cow herd: long-term effects of mother contact during the first twelve weeks of life (2012, background): “As well housing conditions such as space allowance are likely to influence the level of heifers’ stress during integration as the amount of total space is negatively related to the frequency of agonistic interactions and injuries in dairy cows and heifers (e.g. Menke et al., 1999; Fregonesi and Leav”
Resting pattern and social interactions in goats—The impact of size and organisation of lying space (2007, background): “This is in contrast to several studies in pigs and cattle, showing an increase in the aggression level when the available space is being reduced (pigs: Weng et al., 1998; Turner et al., 2000, cattle: Zeeb et al., 1988; Fisher et al., 1997; Fregonesi and Leaver, 2002).”