In Sweden, there is no official register of dairy farms
with loose-housing. However, the Swedish Dairy Association
was able to provide the addresses of 632 farms
with cubicle barns, constituting 7% of all Swedish dairy
farms with >50 dairy cows in 2003. A first questionnaire
regarding farm conditions was distributed to these farmers
by mail and 458 farms responded in December 2003.
Based on the data obtained, 166 dairy farms met the inclusion
criteria and were willing to participate.