Effect of age of calf on suckling behaviour and other behavioural activities of Zebu and crossbred calves during restricted suckling periods

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 47-57

  Das, S M ^a,b   Redbo, Ingrid ^a   Wiktorsson, Hans ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Ministry of Livestock Development Dar es Salaam   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Age influence; Breed influence; Cattle feeding; Nutrition suckling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034701197     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00115-X     Document Type: Article

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