Sentence examples for cubicle section from inspiring English sources

With the reservations that these observations were made by the stockmen themselves and not by veterinary surgeons, and that calves were left to spend varying times in the calving environment before separation, the results suggest that calves born in the cubicle section are not subject to excessive aggression or trampling by other cows.

The common calving management practice of letting the cows calve in the cubicle section of the house, and not in a separate calving pen, was not in conflict with any official code or regulation at the time when the study was performed.

Answers to the question regarding physical injury to the new-born calf, caused by the dam or other cows, (e.g. due to butting or trampling), or cowhouse fittings, were received for 1019 of the calves, 765 of them born within the cubicle-equipped section, the rest in a separate calving pen or tie stall.

A majority of the calvings therefore took place in the cubicle-equipped section.

About 10% occurred on pasture, while 78% of the remaining calvings took place in the cubicle-equipped section.

About 10% calved while out on pasture, while 78% of the remaining calvings took place in the cubicle-equipped section.

Suckling most frequently occurred after pasture calvings, and was least frequent after calvings within the cubicle-equipped section of the cowhouse.

Of these, 78% (786) calved in the cubicle-equipped section in the presence of the other cows, while 13% took place in a separate calving pen.

The other option is to let the cow calve in the cubicle-equipped section, i.e. in the presence of the other cows in the herd.

Physical injuries to calves born in the cubicle-equipped section were reported in 1.3% of cases, the corresponding figure for the other group being 1.4%.

For example, supervision of calving is easier, and any complication or associated disease can be dealt with more quickly and effectively than in the cubicle-equipped section.