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Affiliative or agonistic and discomfort behaviors (scratching or pushing the equipment) were also recorded. Lying time was recorded over 14 days using dataloggers fitted to the cows' leg. Milk production and feed intake were recorded daily. MIX cows ruminated more than CONTROL cows (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.05). The cows ruminated more at MEAS than in any other phase (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). Time spent idling gradually decreased from PRE to MEAS for MIX cows (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). The cows were lying down longer in MEAS than in ADAP and POST (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). The time spent lying with the head down was shorter during PRE and ADAP than during POST (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). No difference was observed in the occurrence of discomfort or agonistic behaviors (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05). Affiliative behaviors occurred more often in ADAP than in MEAS (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). There was no difference between phases in daily lying time, number of lying bouts per day, or mean bout duration (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05). Milk production was not influenced by the SF<jats:sub>6<\/jats:sub> equipment (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05). Dry matter intake was higher for CONTROL cows (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01), and it decreased from PRE to MEAS (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). However, milk yield did not differ between cows wearing the SF<jats:sub>6<\/jats:sub> equipment and those without it (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;gt; 0.05). 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