Dr. Phil Cardoso talks with Dr. Kate Creutzinger of the University of Guelph and Dr. Katy Proudfoot of the University of Prince Edward Island about the effects of prepartum stocking density and a blind on physiological biomarkers, health, and hygiene of transition Holstein dairy cows.

Links to papers mentioned in this episode
Creutzinger et al. 2020, Effects of prepartum stocking density and a blind on physiological biomarkers, health, and hygiene of transition Holstein dairy cows.
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-18718

https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(20)30905-X/fulltext

Edwards et al. 2020, Calving location preference and changes in lying and exploratory behavior of preparturient dairy cattle with access to pasture.
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17218
https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(20)30252-6/fulltext

Zobel et al. 2020, The use of hides during and after calving in New Zealand dairy cows.
DOI: 10.3390/ani10122255
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2255

Creutzinger et al. 2021, The effect of stocking density and a blind on the behavior of Holstein dairy cattle in group maternity pens. Part I: Calving location, locomotion, and separation behavior.
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19744
https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(21)00453-7/fulltext

Creutzinger et al. 2021, The effect of stocking density and a blind on the behavior of Holstein dairy cows in group maternity pens. Part II: Labor length, lying behavior, and social behavior.
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19745
https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/article/S0022-0302(21)00454-9/fulltext