Bienestar de las vacas lecheras en los sistemas de compost barn

Victor Humberto Suarez; Gabriela Marcela Martínez

doi:10.19137//cienvet202224202

Victor Humberto Suarez Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, RN
Gabriela Marcela Martínez INTA EEA Salta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19137//cienvet202224202

Keywords:

Dairy, Housing, Compost barn, Management, Animal welfare

Abstract

Confined milk production systems can present several critical points with respect to animal welfare, which does not imply that they cannot be resolved. Housing dairy cattle in compost barns, with proper design and management, has been shown to improve cow health and longevity and, consequently, their productive performance. Based on the results carried out worldwide, the compost barn systems represent a friendly housing alternative with the well-being of the animals compared to other confinement systems. However, the number of investigations on the welfare of dairy cattle in these systems in Argentina and in the world is still scarce, so it would be advisable to add regional studies to be able to precede in terms of the real and potential impact on dairy cows.

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Author Biographies

Victor Humberto Suarez, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, RN

Medico Veterinario UBA. Master Science en Parasitologia, DEA, Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas Universidad de Montpellier ii, Francia. Luego de ejercer actividad privada en la prov. de Buenos Aires hasta 1980, ingreso en INTA EEA Anguil, La Pampa, donde desarrollo tareas de investigación y extensión en sanidad animal y de mejoramiento genetico en ovinos. Desde el 2000 hasta el 2006 ocupó el cargo de Coordinador de Produccion Animal y miembro del Consejo Tecnico de la EEA INTA ANGUIL. Lo ocupan los temas de a) sanidad animal: parasitología, epidemiología; b) lechería; y c) producción de pequeños rumiantes. Gestor de la raza sintética ovina "Pampinta" registrada en el año 1996. Iniciador en la caracterizacion de la epidemiologia e inhibición de parásitos muy

importantes desde el punto de vista productivo como ostertagia y haemonchus. Autor de más de 330 publicaciones entre libros (2), capítulos de libros, artículos científicos, memorias (222), cuadernillos, artículos y material de divulgación (113). En el 2008 recibio el premio aapavet bienal “Jorge l. Nunez” instituido por la Asociación Argentina de Parasitología Veterinaria por la importancia y excelencia de los aportes al conocimiento de la parasitologia veterinaria en la Argentina. Después de coordinar y dirigir (2006-2012) proyectos nacionales en lecheria de rumiantes, actualmente como asociado al inta participa en proyectos de investigación y desarrollo en parasitología, sanidad animal, lechería y bienestar animal.

Gabriela Marcela Martínez, INTA EEA Salta

Ingeniera agrónoma UNSA. Master science en Producción Animal UNMdP. Doctor en Ciencia Animal UNCPB. Diplomada en Produccion Ovina. Universidad de la República Uruguay. Actualmente Prof. en Universidad Nacional de Salta y Jefa del grupo de investigacion “innovacion en sistemas ganaderos” de la EEA Salta y realiza trabajos de investigación y extensión en materia de lechería junto conprofesionales del área de salud animal del Instituto de Investigacion del Chaco Semiarido.

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