▁with ▁lack ▁of ▁comfort , ▁in ade qu ate ▁lying ▁space ▁or ▁time ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁physical ▁environment ▁fails ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁animal . ▁Cow ▁comfort ▁plays ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁well ▁being ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁maxim izing ▁production ▁as ▁an ▁industry . ▁Within ▁many ▁int ensive ▁production ▁systems , ▁it ▁is ▁very ▁common ▁to ▁see ▁limited ▁space ▁for ▁rest ing , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁negative ▁behav iors ▁as ▁not ▁providing ▁the ▁appropriate ▁space ▁for ▁the ▁animal ▁reduces ▁rest ing ▁and ▁lying ▁behavior , ▁increasing ▁ir rit ability ▁and ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁ag gress ive ▁behav iors . ▁Although ▁not ▁all ▁production ▁systems ▁provide ▁limited ▁space ▁and ▁time ▁for ▁lying , ▁un com fort able ▁st alls ▁are ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁major ▁problem ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁lying ▁behavior ▁in ▁cattle . ▁Dec re asing ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁rest ing ▁area ▁for ▁c ows ▁will ▁decrease ▁rest ing ▁time , ▁and ▁increase ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁stress , ▁ab normal ▁and ▁ag gress ive ▁behav iors ▁▁ ▁as ▁the ▁dep riv ation ▁of ▁lying / rest ing ▁behav iors ▁is ▁proven ▁to ▁affect ▁responses ▁within ▁the ▁hypoth al am ic ▁p itu it ary ▁ad ren al ▁axis ▁▁ ▁which ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁chron ic ▁stress ▁in ▁the ▁animal . ▁Not ▁only ▁lying ▁time ▁and ▁space ▁act ▁as ▁important ▁regul ators ▁of ▁comfort ▁induced ▁ag gression , ▁but ▁other ▁environmental ▁factors ▁may ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁comfort ▁of ▁an ▁animal . ▁Tem per ature ▁has