Effect of feeding before, during and after milking on dairy cow behaviour and the hormone cortisol

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 597-604

  Johansson, B ^a   Redbo, I ^a   Svennersten Sjaunja, K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dairy cows; Feeding; Hydrocortisone; Milking

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033147741     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050621     Document Type: Article

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