Lameness prevalence and management practices on Irish pasture-based dairy farms

Table 4 Median cubicle dimensions across 85 spring-calving, pasture-based farms

Average cubicle dimensions (m)^a	Median (IQR)
Curb height^b	0.24 (0.22 – 0.25)
Width^c	1.10 (1.07 – 1.12)
Neckrail height^d	1.10 (1.06 – 1.12)
Diagonal length^e	2.00 (1.96 – 2.05)
Bed length^f	1.72 (1.68 – 1.87)
Lunge space^g (wall facing cubicles)	0.59 (0.51 – 0.67)
Lunge space^g (head to head cubicles)	0.54 (0.47 – 0.62)
Total length^h (wall facing cubicles)	2.18 (2.12 – 2.26)
Total length^h (head to head cubicles)	2.14 (2.09 – 2.25)

^aA proportion of cubicles in each pen were measured (5% of the two most common cubicle types, with a minimum of two cubicles per type)
^bFrom pen floor to upper surface of cubicle
^cBetween inner edges of cubicle partition at cubicle entrance
^dBottom of neckrail to surface of cubicle (only recorded if neckrail present)
^eBack edge of cubicle to near-side of neckrail (only recorded if neckrail present)
^fBack edge of cubicle to base of brisket board (only recorded if brisket board present)
^gFront of neckrail to wall or mid-way between cubicles (only recorded if neckrail present)
^hBack edge of cubicle to wall, or to midpoint between head-head cubicles

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