Effect of group composition and feeding system on behaviour, Production and health of dairy heifers in deep bedding systems

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 211-220

  Hindhede, Jens ^a   Mogensen, Lisbeth ^a   Sørensen, Jan Tind ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aggressive and abnormal behaviour; Digital disorders; Eating behaviour; Feed ration; Group homogeneity; Group size; LWG; Resting behaviour; Welfare

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; FRIESIA;

EID: 0033474532     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647099423962     Document Type: Article

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