How group feeding influences intake level of hay and feeding behaviour of beef cows

Animal Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 435-445

  Ingrand, Stéphane ^a   Agabriel, Jacques ^a   Lassalas, Jacques ^a   Dedieu, Benoît ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Beef cow; Feed intake; Feeding behaviour; Group feeding; Individual feeding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347625209     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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