Use of remote bunk monitoring to record effects of breed, feeding regime and weather on feeding behaviour and growth performance of cattle

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-38

  Schwartzkopf Genswein, K S ^a   Silasi, R ^b   McAllister, T A ^b  

^a ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Feedlot; Performance; Radio frequency; Thermal environment

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038132079     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A02-027     Document Type: Article

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