The effect of milk flow rate and milk allowance on feeding related behaviour in dairy calves fed by computer controlled milk feeders

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 87-100

  Jensen, Margit Bak ^a   Holm, Louise ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calves; Computer controlled milk feeders; Dairy cattle; Feeding behaviour; Milk allowance; Milk flow rate

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIVESTOCK; MILK;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0038735715     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(03)00054-6     Document Type: Article

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