The effects of frequency of feeding a total mixed ration on the production and behavior of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1979-1987

  Phillips, C J C ^a   Rind, M I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SINDH AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dairy cow; Feeding frequency; Food offering

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DAIRYING; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; TIME;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DAIRYING; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035459557     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74641-3     Document Type: Article

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