The effect of a total solar eclipse on the grazing behaviour of dairy cattle

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 273-283

  Rutter, S M ^a   Tainton, V ^b   Champion, R A ^a   Le Grice, P ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Duchy College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Circadian patterns; Grazing behaviour; Solar eclipse

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; SOLAR ECLIPSE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 0037010586     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00150-8     Document Type: Article

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