The effects on production and behavior of mixing uniparous and multiparous cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2424-2429

  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

Aggression; Dairy cow; Dominance; Milk production; Mixing; Parity

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0035512870     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74692-9     Document Type: Article

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