Behaviour of calves at introduction to nurse cows after the colostrum period

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-33

  Vaarst, M ^a   Jensen, M B ^a   Sandager, A M ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calf suckling systems; Cattle maternal behaviour; Milk feeding period; Suckling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0035797110     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00120-4     Document Type: Article

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