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October 2009Michigan Dairy Review Figure 1: Weekly averagelocomotion scores of 64 cowswith complete records before(in the old free stall barn) andafter the move on July 7th tothe new free stall barn. Overall,there was a significant effect ofday (6/9 through 8/18) of experimenton locomotion score (P

24 Michigan Dairy Review October 2009Volume 14 Number 4Department of Animal ScienceMichigan State University2265L Anthony HallEast Lansing, MI 48824-1225Non-ProfitOrganizationU.S. POSTAGEPAIDE. Lansing, MIPermit No. 21www.msu.edu/user/mdr/MSUE Dairy Team Faculty - CampusMike Allen................................... 517-432-1386(allenm@msu.edu)Dairy Cattle Nutrition, Animal ScienceDave Beede................................. 517-432-5400(beede@msu.edu)Dairy Cattle Management & Nutrition, Animal ScienceVera Bitsch.................................. 517-353-9192(bitsch@msu.edu)Human Resource Management,Agricultural, Food & Resource EconomicsJoe Domecq................................. 517-353-7855(domecqjo@msu.edu)4-H Youth & Ag-Tech, Animal ScienceRon Erskine................................. 517-355-3500(erskine@cvm.msu.edu)Dairy Herd Health, Large Animal Clinical SciencesTed Ferris.................................... 517-355-8442(ferris@msu.edu)Genetics & Management, Animal ScienceAdam Lock .................................. 517-355-8714(allock@msu.edu)Dairy Cattle Nutrition, Animal ScienceJohn Partridge.................. 517-355-7713 Ext.179(partridg@msu.edu)Dairy Processing, Food Science & Human NutritionWendy Powers.............................. 517-432-3849(wpowers@msu.edu)Environmental Issues, Animal Science, Biosystems &Agricultural EngineeringRichard Pursley............................ 517-432-6178(pursleyr@msu.edu)Reproduction, Animal SciencePhil Sears.................................... 517-355-9610(sears@cvm.msu.edu)Dairy Herd Health, Large Animal Clinical SciencesMiriam Weber Nielsen.................... 517-432-5443(msw@msu.edu)Teaching, Dairy Management, Animal ScienceSantiago Utsumi............................ 269-671-2230(utsumi@msu.edu)Grazing Ecology, Animal ScienceChristopher Wolf .......................... 517-353-3974(wolfch@msu.edu)Management & Marketing, Agricultural, Food & ResourceEconomicsThe Michigan Dairy Review is published in January, April, July and October by the DairyPrograms Group at Michigan State University. It provides useful information to the dairyproducers and dairy-allied industries of Michigan to enhance the success of their businesses.The Michigan Dairy Review is located at .Editor & Publisher......................................................... Dave BeedeManaging Editor............................................................... Ike IyiokeFinal Copy Editor............................................................ Kathy LeeCirculation.......................................................................... 5,800Permission to translate and reprint from MDR is granted provided that the intended meaningis not changed and that explicit credit is given to the authors and publication source.If the original article is adapted or changed please send facsimile (517-432-0147) of thenew version to the Publisher for verification and approval. Product and service names areused only for the sake of clarity and in no way imply endorsement over similar productsor services which may be just as effective.Michigan State University is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. MichiganState University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race,color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability,political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status.Printing of MDR is supported by a competitive grant from funds of the Michigan AnimalAgriculture Initiative administered by MSU’s Animal Industry Coalition.