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DESCRIPTION:PhD Oral Defence of Elise Shepley\, Animal Science\n\nHow do yo
 u provide a dairy cow with more opportunity to move and what happens when 
 you do? Within the dairy industry exists an array of different housing sys
 tems which range from very restrictive (tie-stall housing) to more minimal
 ly restrictive (pasture) as well as different characteristics within housi
 ng systems that can substantially impact the cow’s ability to perform loco
 motor activities and\, thus\, limit her movement opportunity. With a focus
  on comparing housing systems that offer differing levels of movement oppo
 rtunity\, the objectives of this thesis were to 1) validate the technology
  that we use to measure locomotor activity within a tie-stall system\, 2) 
 determine whether providing tie-stall cows with a deep-bedded loose pen du
 ring the dry period increases locomotor activity\, improved gait\, and ben
 efited lying behaviours\, and 3) investigate the differences in locomotor 
 activity and time budget of cows housed in free-stall and strawyard housin
 g systems both in the winter after a restricted period of time indoor and 
 in the summer following a period of free-access to pasture. Each objective
  is designed to further the scientific knowledge of how movement opportuni
 ty can be provided to cows through changes to their housing and the benefi
 ts that result\, providing additional considerations for future recommenda
 tions for the housing and management of dairy cows.\n\nEveryone in the McG
 ill community is welcome to attend a PhD Oral Defence. Please join us in c
 elebrating the accomplishments of our PhD candidates.\n
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LOCATION:MS2-022\, Macdonald-Stewart Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellev
 ue\, H9X 3V9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:PhD Oral Defence: A cow in motion: The impact of housing systems on
  movement opportunity of dairy cows and the implications on locomotor acti
 vity\, behaviour\, and welfare
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