Preferences of dairy cows kept in unheated buildings for different kind of cubicle flooring

By E. Manninen, A. D. Passillé, J. Rushen, M. Norring, H. Saloniemi. 2002

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The importance of straw for pig and cattle welfare: A review (2005, background): “Manninen et al. (2002) tested the relative preference of dairy cows for three floor types in an uninsulated loose house: concrete with a large quantity of straw, soft rubber mat with a thin layer of straw, or 2–3 mm sand without straw.”
Sources of stress in captivity (2007, background): “Cattle prefer straw bedding to rubber mats when temperatures are low (Manninen et al., 2002).”