Technical note: Validation of a system for monitoring feeding behavior of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3571-3574

  DeVries, T J ^a   Von Keyserlingk, M A G ^a   Weary, D M ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Feeding behavior; Validation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 1542439683     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73962-9     Document Type: Article

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