Behavioural and adrenocortical responses of dairy cows toward novel food: Effects of food deprivation, milking frequency and energy density in the daily ration

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 251-265

  Herskin, M S ^a   Munksgaard, L ^a   Kristensen, A M ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cortisol; Energy balance; Metabolic load; Novel food

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BEHAVIOR; CATTLE; ENERGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

BOS TAURUS; DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 0037861160     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00087-X     Document Type: Article

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