Table 1

Housing systems and management factors in 12 Norwegian beef-cow herds (2003)
Herd
 Region
 n
 Housing system
 Floor
 Walking area
 Resting area
 Feeding area
 Exercise yard
 Days at pasture (cow/heifer)
 Routine claw trimming
A
 I
 15
 Free stall
 Other
 Solid
 Cubicles
 Solid
 Yes
 66
 No
B
 I
 45
 Both
 Concrete
 Slatted
 Cubicles
 Slatted
 Yes
 118
 No
C
 I
 31
 Free stall
 Concrete
 Slatted
 Slatted
 Slatted
 No
 165
 No
D
 I
 35
 Free stall
 Other
 Deep litter
 Deep litter
 Solid
 Yes
 82/112
 Yes
E
 I
 21
 Free stall
 Other
 Deep litter
 Deep litter
 Deep litter
 Yes
 77/213
 No
F
 I
 19
 Free stall
 Concrete
 Slatted
 Slatted*
 Slatted
 No
 132/127
 No
G
 II
 16
 Tie stall
 Concrete


No
 153
 No
H
 II
 33
 Free stall
 Other
 Deep litter
 Deep litter
 Solid
 Yes
 364
 No
I
 II
 18
 Free stall
 Concrete
 Slatted
 Cubicles
 Slatted
 No
 364/144
 No
J
 III
 33
 Tie stall
 Concrete


No
 117/132
 No
K
 III
 17
 Free stall
 Concrete
 Slatted
 Cubicles
 Slatted
 No
 200/91
 No
L
 III
 79
 Free stall
 Concrete
 Solid
 Cubicles
 Solid
 No
 109
 No

* Mats of rubber used around calving

Fjeldaas et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007 49:24   doi:10.1186/1751-0147-49-24