Long-term Effect of Colostrum Feeding Methods on Behaviour in Female Dairy Calves

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-64

  Krohn, C C ^a   Foldager, J ^a   Mogensen, L ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Handling; Housing; Human animal relationship

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARENA; BOVINAE; FRIESIA;

EID: 0033074858     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647099421540     Document Type: Article

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