Optimal management and environment at calving should attempt to accommodate the natural physiological and behavioral changes a cow undergoes when delivering her calf.
More cow-friendly maternity pen beneficial
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Comparatively little research has been done on calving time management and environment. New animal behavior research attempts to see the event from the cow’s perspective.
In cutting-edge maternity-pen research, when cows were alone in the pen, they preferred calving in this more secluded area, but only if they calved during the daytime.