Discriminant analysis of patterns of jaw movement during rumination and eating in a cow

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 251-260

  Schleisner, Christine ^a   Nørgaard, Peder ^a   Hansen, Hanne H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle; Chewing rate; Classification; Mastication

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033475121     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647099424015     Document Type: Article

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