Behavioural responses to climatic demands of dairy heifers housed outdoors

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-15

  Redbo, Ingrid ^a   Ehrlemark, Anders ^b   Redbo Torstensson, Peter ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Sveaverken Agri AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Bos taurus; Dairy cattle; Winter climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034144913     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A00-071     Document Type: Article

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