Consistency of side choice in the milking parlour by holstein-friesian cows and its relationship with their reactivity and milk yield

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 177-186

  Paranhos da Costa, Mateus J R ^a,b   Broom, Donald M ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle milking; Individual differences; Side preference; Temperament; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 0035156259     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(00)00158-1     Document Type: Article

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