Behavioral valuation of welfare in the milking parlor for dairy cows

Oral session 2[EN] Milking cows is one of the most important tasks on dairy farms. Poorly performed milking can lead to animal welfare problems manifested by increased aversive behaviour. Kicking is defined as the cow's behaviour as she shifts her weight from one leg to the other (Rousing et al., 2006). Several factors are associated with stepping behaviour during milking, such as the quality of the human-animal relationship, lameness, teat injuries, milk production, and number of parturitions, among others