Behavior of grazing purebred and crossbred dairy cows under tropical conditions

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 235-243

  Matias, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dairy cows; Grazing; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CATTLE; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032142917     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(98)00138-5     Document Type: Article

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