Short-term choices of cattle vary with relative quality and accessibility of two hays according to an energy gain maximisation hypothesis

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 269-279

  Ginane, C ^a   Dumont, B ^a   Petit, M ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Cattle; Dietary choices; Forage quality; Learning procedure

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CATTLE; FEEDING; FOOD SELECTION; LEARNING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037016931     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(01)00204-0     Document Type: Article

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