A comparison of five methods that estimate meal criteria for cattle

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 501-514

  Tolkamp, B J ^a   Kyriazakis, I ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Feeding behaviour; Meals

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033475524     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051353     Document Type: Article

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